Thailand
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy; note - interim military-affiliated government since May 2014 Constitutional monarchy - provisional military government since May 2014
- CONSTITUTION
- many precedents; final draft concluded on March 29, 2016, approved by referendum on August 7, 2016, signed by the king on April 6, 2017; note - the final version has several amendments not reflected in the one adopted by the referendum (2016)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the civil system with influences of English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- In transition; following the military coup of May 2014 - National Legislative Assembly or Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the King
RELIGIONS
94.6% Buddhists; 4.6% Muslims; 0.7% Christians; 0.1% others
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft,...
Capital crimes are: murder, drug offenses, rape, theft, treason, kidnapping, arson, spying and hijacking
- DECEMBER 26, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen,...
On December 26, Boonsong Nuannim and Chaiya Kaewcharoen, both 25, were condemned to death by the Criminal Court for conspiring to murder Thawil Kaewchao, a vendor, and rob him of his gold necklace and Buddha amulet worth Bt40,000 ($1,092) in front of Ramk
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried...
In December, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levi tried to persuade the Thai authorities not to execute two Israelis - Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri - who were sentenced to death in 1997 for trying to smuggle 2
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Samai Pan-intara, 59, a convicted drug...
On November 23, Samai Pan-intara, 59, a convicted drug trafficker, was executed by machine gun at Bang Khwang prison along with 2 convicted murderers
- NOVEMBER 16, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 16, a draft royal decree on the occasion...
On November 16, a draft royal decree on the occasion of His Majesty the King's 72nd birthday was tabled at a cabinet meeting
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed...
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed in a fresh crackdown on crime in Guangdong Province, southern China
- NOVEMBER 4, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 4, the High Court sentenced to death Helen...
On November 4, the High Court sentenced to death Helen Ayoromi, 30, a businesswoman from the Republic of Benin
- OCTOBER 15, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On October 15, Bahari Isa, 40, from Narathiwat, southern...
On October 15, Bahari Isa, 40, from Narathiwat, southern Thailand, was found guilty by a Malaysian High Court of trafficking in 38
- OCTOBER 8, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, 5 convicts were executed in one day at...
On October 8, 5 convicts were executed in one day at Bang Kwang prison
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death...
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced...
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced to death three drug traffickers, Napol "Lao-U" sae-Ten, Lao-koh sae-Yang and Lojoi sae-Li linked to Li Yun-chung, the high-profile suspect whose bail-jumping, arrest in Burma and subsequent extradition
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai...
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai businessman convicted of cheating a state firm of about US$176,000 assets by the Vietnamese Appeal Court on July 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment following intervention by the Thai