Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ
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🇹🇭 CNA Thailand Correspondent. As seen on TV. Coffeeless journalist. Nordisch by Nature.
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The Shinawatras, the Duertes, the Kims - powerful patriarchs with daughters as (future) leaders. On this week’s #CNACorrespondent we ask if there’s no other way for women in Asia to rise to top?
“My Father’s Daughter” airs TONIGHT (Oct 1) at 8.30pm BK on @channelnewsasia.bsky.social
“My Father’s Daughter” airs TONIGHT (Oct 1) at 8.30pm BK on @channelnewsasia.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The Shinawatras, the Duertes, the Kims - powerful patriarchs with daughters as (future) leaders. On this week’s #CNACorrespondent we ask if there’s no other way for women in Asia to rise to top?
“My Father’s Daughter” airs TONIGHT (Oct 1) at 8.30pm BK on @channelnewsasia.bsky.social
“My Father’s Daughter” airs TONIGHT (Oct 1) at 8.30pm BK on @channelnewsasia.bsky.social
The Economist's artist doing the illustration on Thailand's new PM Anutin Charnvirakul definitely understood the assignment. 🐭
(Note: Anutin's nickname "Noo" ("หนู") colloquially means both rat or mouse in Thai)
(Note: Anutin's nickname "Noo" ("หนู") colloquially means both rat or mouse in Thai)
September 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Economist's artist doing the illustration on Thailand's new PM Anutin Charnvirakul definitely understood the assignment. 🐭
(Note: Anutin's nickname "Noo" ("หนู") colloquially means both rat or mouse in Thai)
(Note: Anutin's nickname "Noo" ("หนู") colloquially means both rat or mouse in Thai)
🎥WATCH: The Cabinet of new Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul is endorsed and will take up office very soon. But this government may have a short lifespan despite the formidable challenges. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report explaining it.
September 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🎥WATCH: The Cabinet of new Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul is endorsed and will take up office very soon. But this government may have a short lifespan despite the formidable challenges. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report explaining it.
AT A GLANCE: The cabinet of new Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul was endorsed by the King today, with a mix of familiar faces that were ministers before but also many technocrats tasked to steer an interim minority govt for 4 months before snap elections are called next year.
September 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
AT A GLANCE: The cabinet of new Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul was endorsed by the King today, with a mix of familiar faces that were ministers before but also many technocrats tasked to steer an interim minority govt for 4 months before snap elections are called next year.
#BREAKING: ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL BECOMES THAILAND's 32nd PRIME MINISTER
The Bhumjaithai Party leader has secured a majority, as parliament is still casting votes. He will lead an interim minority govt, pledging to @peoplesparty.or.th to call for snap elections within 4 months in office.
The Bhumjaithai Party leader has secured a majority, as parliament is still casting votes. He will lead an interim minority govt, pledging to @peoplesparty.or.th to call for snap elections within 4 months in office.
September 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#BREAKING: ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL BECOMES THAILAND's 32nd PRIME MINISTER
The Bhumjaithai Party leader has secured a majority, as parliament is still casting votes. He will lead an interim minority govt, pledging to @peoplesparty.or.th to call for snap elections within 4 months in office.
The Bhumjaithai Party leader has secured a majority, as parliament is still casting votes. He will lead an interim minority govt, pledging to @peoplesparty.or.th to call for snap elections within 4 months in office.
In personal news: We won an award!!! 🏆
Our #CNACorrespondent episode on the freed Thai hostages has won the @ContentAsia Award in the category “Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia”.
Thank you to my @channelnewsasia.bsky.social team and to you for keeping these stories alive!
Our #CNACorrespondent episode on the freed Thai hostages has won the @ContentAsia Award in the category “Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia”.
Thank you to my @channelnewsasia.bsky.social team and to you for keeping these stories alive!
September 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In personal news: We won an award!!! 🏆
Our #CNACorrespondent episode on the freed Thai hostages has won the @ContentAsia Award in the category “Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia”.
Thank you to my @channelnewsasia.bsky.social team and to you for keeping these stories alive!
Our #CNACorrespondent episode on the freed Thai hostages has won the @ContentAsia Award in the category “Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia”.
Thank you to my @channelnewsasia.bsky.social team and to you for keeping these stories alive!
Good morning...or is it? After the ouster of PM Paetongtarn, the scramble to form the next Thai govt is on.
- Pheu Thai Party-coalition sticks together, but does NOT confirm Chaikasem as PM pick
- Bhumjaithai Party claims to have enough votes with @peoplesparty.or.th
🧵Here's a break down...
- Pheu Thai Party-coalition sticks together, but does NOT confirm Chaikasem as PM pick
- Bhumjaithai Party claims to have enough votes with @peoplesparty.or.th
🧵Here's a break down...
August 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Good morning...or is it? After the ouster of PM Paetongtarn, the scramble to form the next Thai govt is on.
- Pheu Thai Party-coalition sticks together, but does NOT confirm Chaikasem as PM pick
- Bhumjaithai Party claims to have enough votes with @peoplesparty.or.th
🧵Here's a break down...
- Pheu Thai Party-coalition sticks together, but does NOT confirm Chaikasem as PM pick
- Bhumjaithai Party claims to have enough votes with @peoplesparty.or.th
🧵Here's a break down...
In a different universe, people wouldn't have called her a nepo-baby. And may be she'd wouldn't have been Prime Minister right away under such circumstances.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In a different universe, people wouldn't have called her a nepo-baby. And may be she'd wouldn't have been Prime Minister right away under such circumstances.
(cont.)
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#BREAKING: Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra dismissed as Prime Minister
Thai Const. Court finds her guilty of ethics and integrity violations in leaked call with Cambodian ex-PM Hun Sen.
Thailand's 31st and 2nd female PM - incl the whole cabinet - is removed from office.
Thai Const. Court finds her guilty of ethics and integrity violations in leaked call with Cambodian ex-PM Hun Sen.
Thailand's 31st and 2nd female PM - incl the whole cabinet - is removed from office.
August 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#BREAKING: Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra dismissed as Prime Minister
Thai Const. Court finds her guilty of ethics and integrity violations in leaked call with Cambodian ex-PM Hun Sen.
Thailand's 31st and 2nd female PM - incl the whole cabinet - is removed from office.
Thai Const. Court finds her guilty of ethics and integrity violations in leaked call with Cambodian ex-PM Hun Sen.
Thailand's 31st and 2nd female PM - incl the whole cabinet - is removed from office.
Our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social live-blog on the court verdict against Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra is online now with all the latest updates and the background context on yet another fateful day in Thai politics.
Thai PM Paetongtarn faces verdict in court case seeking her removal
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as prime minister since Jul 1.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social live-blog on the court verdict against Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra is online now with all the latest updates and the background context on yet another fateful day in Thai politics.
It's judgement day in Thai politics - yet again.
The Constitutional Court will decide on the fate of Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accused of ethics and integrity violations from her leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen.
Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the case and its impact.
The Constitutional Court will decide on the fate of Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accused of ethics and integrity violations from her leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen.
Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the case and its impact.
Thai PM Paetongtarn faces dismissal on alleged ethics violation over leaked call
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August 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's judgement day in Thai politics - yet again.
The Constitutional Court will decide on the fate of Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accused of ethics and integrity violations from her leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen.
Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the case and its impact.
The Constitutional Court will decide on the fate of Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accused of ethics and integrity violations from her leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen.
Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the case and its impact.
On this day 9 years ago, the Bangkok Post marked the 96th birthday of Privy Council head Prem Tinsulanonda like this
August 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On this day 9 years ago, the Bangkok Post marked the 96th birthday of Privy Council head Prem Tinsulanonda like this
Thailand's postal services have also suspended parcel deliveries to the US for the same reasons.
📦 Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, India, and Taiwan's postal services + more suspend all parcel shipments to the US after Trump's change to the "de minimis" tax. Change itself isn't wild; but clearly US gov. rollout / comms / competence a problem here.
August 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Thailand's postal services have also suspended parcel deliveries to the US for the same reasons.
In January 2021, Anchan Preelert was sentenced to 87 years jail (cut to 43 years after guilty plea), making it the highest record punishment for alleged lèse majesté.
Tomorrow, she's set to be released after more than 8 years behind bars (incl. the initial arrest and detention in 2015).
Tomorrow, she's set to be released after more than 8 years behind bars (incl. the initial arrest and detention in 2015).
ปล่อยตัว “อัญชัญ ปรีเลิศ” สิ้นสุดการคุมขังคดี ม.112 นาน 8 ปี 4 เดือน 19 วัน | ศูนย์ทนายความเพื่อสิทธิมนุษยชน
วันที่ 27 ส.ค. 2568 ที่ทัณฑสถานหญิงกลางฯ “อัญชัญ ปรีเลิศ” ผู้ต้องขังคดีมาตรา 112 วัย 69 ปี ซึ่งถูกตัดสินจำคุกรวม 29 ปี 174 เดือน (หรือประมาณ 43 ปี 6
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August 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
In January 2021, Anchan Preelert was sentenced to 87 years jail (cut to 43 years after guilty plea), making it the highest record punishment for alleged lèse majesté.
Tomorrow, she's set to be released after more than 8 years behind bars (incl. the initial arrest and detention in 2015).
Tomorrow, she's set to be released after more than 8 years behind bars (incl. the initial arrest and detention in 2015).
Reposted by Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ
Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave her testimony at the Const. Court as she faces allegations of ethics violations her leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen while her ex-PM father Thaksin's lèse majesté case verdict falls on Friday. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report.
August 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave her testimony at the Const. Court as she faces allegations of ethics violations her leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen while her ex-PM father Thaksin's lèse majesté case verdict falls on Friday. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report.
Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave her testimony at the Const. Court as she faces allegations of ethics violations her leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen while her ex-PM father Thaksin's lèse majesté case verdict falls on Friday. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report.
August 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave her testimony at the Const. Court as she faces allegations of ethics violations her leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen while her ex-PM father Thaksin's lèse majesté case verdict falls on Friday. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report.
HAPPENING NOW: Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at the Const. Court to give her testimony in the leaked Hun Sen call case. Her defense called for initially 5 witnesses, but the court only accepted the sec-gen of the Natl. Security Council. Verdict is set for Aug 29.
August 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
HAPPENING NOW: Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at the Const. Court to give her testimony in the leaked Hun Sen call case. Her defense called for initially 5 witnesses, but the court only accepted the sec-gen of the Natl. Security Council. Verdict is set for Aug 29.
🎥 An independent observer team from ASEAN members are on the ground monitoring the ceasefire at the Thai-Cambodian border. @channelnewsasia.bsky.social is among a few selected outlets accompanying them today for a rare glimpse at their work. Here's our report from Surin.
August 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🎥 An independent observer team from ASEAN members are on the ground monitoring the ceasefire at the Thai-Cambodian border. @channelnewsasia.bsky.social is among a few selected outlets accompanying them today for a rare glimpse at their work. Here's our report from Surin.
Thailand's GDP grew by 2.8% in Q2 of this year, with exports off-setting slowing tourism. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the challenges the country is currently facing, from global economic uncertainties to impending political instability within.
August 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Thailand's GDP grew by 2.8% in Q2 of this year, with exports off-setting slowing tourism. Here's our @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on the challenges the country is currently facing, from global economic uncertainties to impending political instability within.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been hospitalized and fallen unconscious due to a heart condition since December 2022, was diagnosed with a "severe bloodstream infection" and has received additional medication, according to a statement by the Royal Household Bureau.
August 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been hospitalized and fallen unconscious due to a heart condition since December 2022, was diagnosed with a "severe bloodstream infection" and has received additional medication, according to a statement by the Royal Household Bureau.
On this day a year ago, Thailand's Constitutional Court removed PM Srettha Thavisin, almost a year in office, for ethics violations in appointing an ineligible cabinet minister. Paetongtarn Shinawatra succeeded him, as she herself is facing removal by the same court for the same offense now.
August 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
On this day a year ago, Thailand's Constitutional Court removed PM Srettha Thavisin, almost a year in office, for ethics violations in appointing an ineligible cabinet minister. Paetongtarn Shinawatra succeeded him, as she herself is facing removal by the same court for the same offense now.
BREAKING: Thai Const. Court to rule on Thai PM
Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Aug 29 in leaked Hun Sen call case
Court schedules hearings for Aug 21 (PM and Natl. Security Council sec-gen to testify) and Aug 27 (closing arguments) before deliberating and delivering the verdict on Aug 29
Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Aug 29 in leaked Hun Sen call case
Court schedules hearings for Aug 21 (PM and Natl. Security Council sec-gen to testify) and Aug 27 (closing arguments) before deliberating and delivering the verdict on Aug 29
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
BREAKING: Thai Const. Court to rule on Thai PM
Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Aug 29 in leaked Hun Sen call case
Court schedules hearings for Aug 21 (PM and Natl. Security Council sec-gen to testify) and Aug 27 (closing arguments) before deliberating and delivering the verdict on Aug 29
Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Aug 29 in leaked Hun Sen call case
Court schedules hearings for Aug 21 (PM and Natl. Security Council sec-gen to testify) and Aug 27 (closing arguments) before deliberating and delivering the verdict on Aug 29
That font looks familiar...
August 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
That font looks familiar...
Reposted by Saksith Saiyasombut | ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไสยสมบัติ
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed on a ceasefire arrangement and a mechanism for its implementation.
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed on a ceasefire arrangement and a mechanism for its implementation.