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 28, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: WOMAN WHO LAUNDERED DRUG MONEY GETS DEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court has handed down a death sentence to a Myanmar woman for laundering dirty money and her connection with the methamphetamine trade, thephuketnews.com reported on 26 January 2019.
- JANUARY 1, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: PATTANI COURT SENTENCES DUO TO DEATH OVER BIG C BOMBING
The Pattani Provincial Court on September 19, 2018 sentenced Su-ai-mee Sama-ae and Sama-ae Mamah to death for their role in the 2017 Big C department store bomb attack.
JULY 13, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SPANIARD DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
The Appeals Court upheld the death sentence for a Spanish man, Artur Segarra Princep,
JUNE 24, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MAJORITY SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
A large majority of Thai people support the death penalty under the Criminal Code, according to the result of an opinion survey by Super Poll, a pollster of a foundation for happiness and leadership research.
- JUNE 19, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND EXECUTES FIRST PRISONER BY LETHAL INJECTION SINCE 2009
Thailand has executed its first prisoner since 2009, the Department of Corrections said
APRIL 30, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2016 MARKET BOMBING IN DEEP SOUTH
A court in Thailand’s Deep South sentenced six men to death for their roles in an October 2016 bombing that killed a woman and injured 21 other people at a local night market.
- MARCH 28, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: SIX GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR FAMILY MASSACRE
Six men were sentenced to death for the massacre of a Thai village headman and seven members of his family, including three children, over a land dispute.
- JANUARY 1, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
Under the Penal Code alone, the death sentence can be applied to 35 crimes
- OCTOBER 17, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND MOVES TOWARDS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
As many as 447 convicts are now on death row in Thailand, which is reviewing the use of the death penalty.
- MAY 31, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OVER IPHONE 7
A Thai court sentenced two men to death for murdering another Thai man over his iPhone 7, a court official told dpa.
MARCH 1, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KOH TAO MURDERS
The Appeals Court announced its decision to uphold the death sentences for two migrant workers - Zaw