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The article reports the apprehension by many citizens in Thailand about the impending coronation of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn following the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as of mid-October 2016 due to questions on his ability to hold the country together. Also cited are the prince's alleged worldly ways, the issue of whether the royal assets are the property of the royal family or the Thai public, and the comment by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha on the developments.

The article discusses political corruption in Southeast Asia as of 2016, and it mentions protesters in Bangkok, Thailand, as well as the author's experiences in Southeast Asia and his role as a witness to the assassination of Thai Major General Khattiya Sawatdiphol. Deaths of civilians are addressed, along with the leadership of Thai General Prayuth Chan-ocha. Claims of unusual wealth in Southeast Asia are examined, along with a refugee crisis in the region and a Thai coup d'état in 2014.

The article discusses a coup d'état executed by the Thai military on May 22, 2014, highlighting the military's resistance to a populist movement in Thailand. Topics addressed include efforts to diminish the political power of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra within the country, considerations of the state of democracy in Thailand, and antigovernment protests leading up to the coup.

The article reports on the growth of rival ethnic armies and drug-trafficking gangs in Burma due to its lawlessness on borders with Thailand. It states that drug traffickers regularly smuggle shipments of methamphetamine and heroin to Thailand despite the presence of ethnic militias patrolling the streets. It also mentions a report from the United Nations suggesting an increase of Burma's production of opium, which is used to make heroin by 26% in 2013.

The article focuses on several unused firefighting equipment such as 30 boats and 315 fire trucks in Thailand which were bought from the Austrian business unit of General Dynamics in 2006. It says that the Thai Supreme Court have conducted judicial proceeding based on the investigations by the country's anticorruption authorities. It discusses the court ruling which has identified overpricing on about $183 million deal and convicted two former officials for bid manipulation and malfeasance.

The article reports on the Facebook campaign of high school student Nethiwit Chotpatpaisan which calls to abolish the mechanistic education system in Thailand. It notes that Chotpatpasisan started the Thailand Educational Revolution group which developed an online campaign to abolish education's military rule. It states that the group found a measure of common cause with U.S.-trained education minister in Thailand, Phongthep Thepkanjana, who vowed to allow school chidren to let their hair down.

The article reports that people from Thailand come to commune with spirits they believe reside in the Tree of 100 Corpses which is wrapped in golden cloth and surrounded with figurines where they also come to find winning lottery numbers in Bangkok, Thailand.

The article reports that the disappearance of Li Xin, a Chinese journalis who was traveling across Thailand for political refuge news, might signal a change in approach of Thailand toward Beijing, China.

The article focuses on the novelist John Burdett. Burdett has written three books, all of them detective thrillers set in the sex industry of Bangkok, Thailand. "Bangkok 8," "Bangkok Tattoo," and "Bangkok Haunts" have received mixed reviews but sold well. Burdett, who was born in England, considers himself a Thai citizen.

The author reports that military leaders seized control of Bangkok on the evening of September 19, 2006 in Thailand's first coup in 15 years. According to the author, military leaders suspended the country's constitution and declared martial law. The author states that there were no reports of violence. The coup occurred while Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in New York preparing to address the United Nations General Assembly.

The article focuses on the statement of Somyot Poompanmoung, the national police chief in Thailand, on the possible involvement of Uighur militants in the bombings at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok on August 17, 2015.

The article reports on the manhunt of a man by Thai authorities seen on a video before the bombing of Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand on August 17, 2015 that killed several people.

The article discusses the demand of ghost business in Thailand which feature Kapol Thongplub, a ghost expert wherein he has been listening to ghost stories for two decades as host of the radio program "The Shock."

The article reports that the message of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary of State Daniel R. Russel to the junta was considered as the most detailed criticism of Washington on the elected government and civil rights of Thailand.

The article reports on the impeachment of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand due to a charge of criminal negligence which could lead to a 10-year prison sentence.

The article reports on the reemergence of political tensions in Thailand on January 23, 2015 as the military junta vote for impeachment of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports that the relatives of Princess Srirasm, the wife of Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, have been alleged with multiple counts of police corruption and ordered to strip their royally bestowed name.

The article reports on the consideration of the military government of Thailand on a law that will prohibit dog meat trade.

The article focuses on former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra whose name was removed from the history textbooks that the country's military junta ordered the schools to use.

The article reports on the surrogacy business in Pak Ok, Thailand wherein at least 24 women out of nearly 13,000 people have become paid surrogate mothers.

The article reports on the evacuation of Cambodian migrant workers out of Thailand for fear of illegal foreign laborer crackdown by military junta in the country on June 14, 2014.

The article reports that the military junta or the military government of Thailand has tightened its control of the country in 2014, as part of the government's plan to write a constitution, to appoint an interim government, and to accomplish public works projects.

The article reports on the statement of Thai General Prayuth Chan-ocha who vowed on May 26, 2014 to create a genuine democracy in Thailand and its rule has been endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, days after Prayuth staged a coup.

The article reports that Thailand's military junta has ordered professors and writers to surrender to the military authorities and sent military troops to discourage protests in Bangkok and other cities, in which 200 political officials have been detained due the military coup on May 22, 2014.

The article reports on the continued demonstrations of protesters in Thailand on May 21, 2014 despite the martial law declaration of Army's chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha in the previous day.

The article reports on the declaration of martial law across Thailand by Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on May 20, 2014 and urged protesters to stop their movement.

The article focuses on Thailand's political tensions that triggers ethnic and regional divisions across the country and mentions topics including group of government supporters called the red shirts, Bangkok protesters, and country's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports on the move of the protesters in Bangkok, Thailand, led by Suthep Thaugsuban, to abandon their campaign and dismantle the blockades they put up in the major intersections in the city in January 2014 while adopting a new strategy due to an escalation of violence.

The article reports on statement from Thailand's Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha who repeatedly called for adherence in the Thai Constitution on February 24, 2014 as he remained neutral in the country's three-month antigovernment protests.

The article reports on the fatal violence involving antigovernment protesters in February 2014 that killed four people and injured more than 50 others as part of the protests against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports on the court ruling issued by a civil court in Bangkok, Thailand on February 19, 2014 which restricts and limits the authorities from dispersing protesters following violent clashes between the police and protesters that killed five people.

The article reports on the death of four people including a police officer with at least 64 others injured in Bangkok, Thailand on February 18, 2014 as antigovernment protesters resisted attempts by thousands of riot police to remove them from surrounding the prime minister's office.

The article reports on Thai protesters seeking to overthrow the government of Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who disrupted the country's general elections on February 2, 2014 forcing additional elections.

The article reports on the escalation of protest against national elections in Bangkok, Thailand on January 26, 2014 where a gun battle between demonstrators and voters occurred resulting in injuries of at least six people.

The article reports that the residents in Lat Krabang, Thailand have banded together to repel any protesters battling to overthrow the government of the country's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from preventing them to vote in the election on February 2, 2014.

The article reports on Thai aristocrat Malinee Chakrabandhu who supports the elections in the country on January 26, 2014 lashing out at protesters who try to block the election.

The article reports on antigovernment Thai protesters who blocked thousands of people from voting in the capital of Bangkok and southern Thailand on January 26, 2014 in a campaign to suspend democracy and replace the Parliament with an unelected people's council.

The article reports on the court decision issued by Thailand's Constitutional Court which ruled that the postponement of the February 2014 general elections is lawful under the country's Constitution.

The article reports on the opposition of Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn to holding elections in Thailand in February 2014 as he thinks they will not help resolve the worsening violent political turmoil in the country.

The article reports on the state of emergency condition declared by Thai officials in Bangkok, Thailand on January 21, 2014 amid week-long public protests against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports on the antigovernment protesters who filled the central business district of Bangkok, Thailand on January 13, 2014 seeking to shut down the city against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports on antigovernment protesters seeking to block the general elections of Thailand in February 2014 who seized control of major roads in the country's capital of Bangkok on January 13, 2014 in an effort to shut down the city.

The article reports on the informal boycott of Thais with the singha beer that is made by the oldest brewery in Thailand as a member of a wealthy family behind the beer company is one of the leaders of antigovernment demonstrators trying to move the scheduled elections in February 2014.

The article reports that 308 lawmakers in Thailand, mostly from the governing party, are under investigation on suspicion of malfeasance in office in relation to the constitutional amendment that was suspected to be illegally enacted by a court.

The article reports on the decision of Thailand's Election Commission to pursue the scheduled elections in February 2014 despite demands of antigovernment demonstrations which appeared to be a significant victory for the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article reports that postponement of February 2, 2014 elections has urged by the Election Commission of Thailand due to clashes between the police and antigovernment protesters in Bangkok.

The article reports that antigovernment protestors in Bangkok, Thailand have promised to disrupt the coming elections in the country.

The article reports that the national elections scheduled for February 2, 2014 was being planned to be boycotted by the Democrat Party in Thailand.

The article reports weeks of demonstrations in Thailand wherein protesters are campaigning to replace the Parliament with a people's council where members are to be selected from various professions rather than elected votes, following the proposed elections of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The article focuses on Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who faces leadership questions over her political survival where she has been mocked by the opposition as not intelligent and public opinion calling for her resignation.