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The last stand of the dinosaurs
The Move Forward party's stunning election victory has changed Thailand forever. The traditional elite will try everything they can to keep them out of…
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Don't believe the palace
Thailand's monarchy has never told the truth when royals face a health crisis. The latest lies about Princess Bajrakitiyabha are part of the same grim…
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Death of a dynasty
The inside story of the sudden and shocking health emergency faced by Princess Bajrakitiyabha, and what it means for the succession crisis facing the…
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Time up for Prayut?
Also in this edition: arch-enemies Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai team up to scupper electoral rule changes favouring smaller parties
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Koi gone
The story of the rise and fall, and rise again and fall again, of King Vajiralongkorn's "royal noble consort" Sineenat "Koi" Wongvajirabhakdi
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Wounded government survives no-confidence vote but limps towards electoral slaughter
The inside story of the shenanigans surrounding last week's debate in parliament, plus discussion of other interesting stories from the past seven days
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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The true curse of the blue diamond
Thailand's relations with Saudi Arabia were blighted for three decades by a fabled missing gemstone that probably never even existed
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Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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