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Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, speaks to media as he announces the victory in Sunday's general election at the party's headquarters in Bangkok Monday, May 15, 2023. Ballots tallied Monday showed voters in Thailand wanted change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup, with the main opposition parties easily besting other contenders in the general election. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win?

By Grant Peck and Hrvoje Hranjski - Associated Press

Pita Limjaroenrat, center, leader of Move Forward Party, waves to his supporters, in Bangkok, Monday, May 15, 2023. Fresh off a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand's top two opposition parties began planning Monday for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

New star Pita seeks to seize the moment as voters rebuke Thailand’s military rulers

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat shakes hand with a supporter as he leaves from Move Forward Party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Thailand's main opposition party took an early lead in a vote count from Sunday's general election, touted as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Liberal upstart makes strong showing in Thailand’s general election as military dominance in doubt

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a leader of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party, smiles as she talks to reporters at Thammasat University’s indoor gymnasium in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 17, 2023. The Pheu Thai Party is heavily favored to win the most seats in the May 14 general election, and Paetongtarn, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is one of its three nominees to become the next prime minister. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A fresh face and a familiar name raise election jitters in Thailand

By Richard S. Ehrlich

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a leader of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party, smiles as she talks to reporters at Thammasat University’s indoor gymnasium in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 17, 2023. The Pheu Thai Party is heavily favored to win the most seats in the May 14 general election, and Paetongtarn, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is one of its three nominees to become the next prime minister. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Daughter of ousted Thai prime minister could win his old job

By Jerry Harmer - Associated Press

Chinese tourists tour Pung Tao Gong Chinese Temple in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The beaches and temples of destinations like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they’re still relatively quiet. (AP Photo/Wichai Thaprieo)

Thais welcome Chinese tourists to onetime refuge for regime’s foes

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

Thai people splash water to celebrate Songkran festival in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Hordes of revelers toted colorful water guns Thursday as Thailand kicked off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)

Thailand hopes for major splash in tourism during Songkran

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Members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, leave from the Nongprue police station on their way to Pattaya Provincial Court in Pattaya, Thailand, on March 31, 2023. More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand after receiving U.N. refugee status will be deported by next week, probably to a third country, officials said Wednesday, April 5. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Chinese Christian asylum seekers reported heading to U.S.

By Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha talks to at reporters at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 20, 2023. Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is seeking to be returned to office, announced that he has dissolved Parliament, setting the stage for a general election in May.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Looming Thai prime minister race could signal end of an era

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Marines join in an ongoing U.S.-Thai joint military exercise Cobra Gold on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand, Friday, March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold 2023, one of the biggest joint multilateral military exercises in the world that pulls together the security interests of the United States and six Asian nations. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Giant Cobra Gold exercise offers a case study in U.S.-China rivalry

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Cannabis supporters gather during a demonstration outside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana for medicinal purposes earlier this year, but lax regulations allowed the growth of a recreational marijuana industry, and the demonstrators don't want the rules against it to be strengthened again. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai stuck? Cannabis market faces political uncertainty in Thailand

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, an aerial view from a navy plane shows cleanup efforts of a large oil spill off the coast of Rayong, eastern Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. A special aircraft from a company specializing in recoveries from oil spills has arrived Thursday from Singapore to join an urgent effort to clean up an oil slick before it could hit beaches in eastern Thailand. (Royal Thai Navy via AP)

Thai navy searching for 31 missing sailors after ship sank

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Tesla electric vehicles are displayed during a public launching event Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Tesla has launched sales in Thailand, offering its popular Model 3 and Model Y at prices aimed at competing with rivals like China’s BYD. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

Tesla launches in Thailand, vying to compete with China EVs

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and Tian McLeod Ji - Associated Press

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Goverment House in Bangkok, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (Lillian Suwanrumpha/Pool Photo via AP)

How the Blue Diamond, a hot rock, led to a 30-year diplomatic row

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

A Siamese crocodile is seen at Siracha Moda Farm in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand on Nov. 7, 2022. Crocodile farmers in Thailand are suggesting a novel approach to saving the country’s dwindling number of endangered wild crocodiles. They want to relax regulations on cross-border trade of the reptiles and their parts to boost demand for products made from ones raised in captivity. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai crocodile farmers want trade restrictions relaxed

By Tassanee Vejpongsa - Associated Press

India's Harnaaz Sandhu is announced as the new Miss Universe 2021 during the 70th Miss Universe pageant, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Eilat, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Transgender activist buys Miss Universe Organization for $20 million

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Chief executive of Uthai Sawan Sub-district Administrative Organization Danaichok Boonsom, talks to reporters at a police station in Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. Thai police are investigating a report that a CNN crew inappropriately entered the daycare center where more than 20 preschoolers were slain as they were reporting on the attack, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

CNN apologizes for entering Thai massacre site, pulls video

By David Rising - Associated Press

Paweenuch Supolwong, 3, the only child to emerge unscathed from the mass killing attack at the day care center, is held by her mother Anonpai Srithong, 35, during an interview inside Wat Si Uthai temple temple in Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. A former police officer burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai town struggles with sudden loss of so many of its young

By David Rising - Associated Press

Relatives of the victims of a mass killing attack pray in front of photos and keepsakes at Wat Rat Samakee temple in the rural town of Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. A former police officer burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Mourners pray at Thai temple filled by children’s keepsakes

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and David Rising - Associated Press

Seksan Sriraj, 28, grieves during a ceremony for those killed in the attack on the Young Children's Development Center in the rural town of Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Seksan lost his pregnant wife who was a teacher at the day care center when it was attacked by a former policeman Thursday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand mourns children, others slain by ex-police officer

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and David Rising - Associated Press