Pita’s Move Forward Party (MFP) won the most seats in May elections but its pledge to amend the kingdom’s strict royal defamation laws riled the establishment, leading to an emphatic rejection from military-appointed senators.

While Pita is adamant he will r…

Bangkok (AFP) The Thai parliament’s rejection of reformist democrat Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid for prime minister has sparked a flurry of behind-the-scenes jostling ahead of a fresh vote by lawmakers to…