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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…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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December 2022

The inside story of the sudden and shocking health emergency faced by Princess Bajrakitiyabha, and what it means for the succession crisis facing the…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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August 2022

Also in this edition: arch-enemies Palang Pracharat and Pheu Thai team up to scupper electoral rule changes favouring smaller parties
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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The story of the rise and fall, and rise again and fall again, of King Vajiralongkorn's "royal noble consort" Sineenat "Koi" Wongvajirabhakdi
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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July 2022

The inside story of the shenanigans surrounding last week's debate in parliament, plus discussion of other interesting stories from the past seven days
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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June 2022

Thailand's relations with Saudi Arabia were blighted for three decades by a fabled missing gemstone that probably never even existed
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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January 2022

The inside story of Vajiralongkorn's life in Germany, his unexpected 13 months in Thailand, and his return to Bavaria.
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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November 2021

Also in this edition: Thailand's partial reopening to tourists won't fix its economic woes anytime soon, and Prayut is trying to use the global climate…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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October 2021

Five years ago I was the first journalist in the world to report that King Bhumibol Adulyadej had died. Here's the uncensored story of the end of his…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Also in this edition: The ruling generals are still divided; violence is escalating in nightly clashes at Din Daeng; and royalists are fretting about…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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The story of the royalist massacre of students on October 6, 1976, which the Thai regime wants everyone to forget
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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Thailand's monarchy is getting relentlessly richer as ordinary people struggle to survive. Here are the facts about the vast wealth of King…
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
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