The Latest Breaking News from Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court has set Sept 30 for its ruling on when suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's eight-year tenure as premier began and ends.

The Constitutional Court has accepted for consideration a petition seeking its ruling on whether the Power Development Plan (PDP) for 2018-2037 is constitutional.

The possibility that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will remain as prime minister until 2025 was under discussion on Tuesday, after a document believed to be from Meechai Ruchuphan, former chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), indicated that Gen Prayut’s eight-year tenure as prime minister began in 2017.

The Constitutional Court will hold a special meeting on Thursday to examine statements given by suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and former charter drafters over the dispute related to the limit on his eight-year tenure.

Indigenous groups from across the Amazon basin called on Monday for financial institutions to forgive the sovereign debts of the South American nations that comprise the Amazon rainforest, in exchange for commitments to preserve the environment.

The Constitutional Court will convene on Thursday and may make a ruling on the issue of suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's tenure if the judges are in agreement, after receiving statements from Gen Prayut and two legal experts.

Day One for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister was not in 2014, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Friday, summing up a defence statement submitted to the Constitutional Court.

The Kana Lomruam Prachachon (Melting Pot Group) is going ahead with its weekend protest in central Bangkok despite admitting it is not quite the right time to successfully bring down the government.

A team of legal advisers to Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is working on a statement in response to the Constitutional Court's order suspending him from his duties as prime minister.