VLA successfully secures class action approval for STARK bondholders and shareholders

VLA successfully secures class action approval for STARK bondholders and shareholders On August 21, 2025, the Bangkok South Civil Court granted a petition filed by Mr. Apiwat Arrakleepan, represented by Mr. Verapat Pariyawong, also as the authorized representative of the Thai Stark United’ (กลุ่มรวมพลังสตาร์ค) to proceed with a class action lawsuit for STARK bondholders and […]

General Declares Martial Law Across Thailand Amid Paralyzing Protests

BANGKOK — Citing a century-old law, the head of Thailand’s Army declared what he described as nationwide martial law early Tuesday and urged protesters who have paralyzed the government and blocked elections to “stop their movement.” The order also appeared to apply to pro-government demonstrators who are leading a separate protest.

Thailand’s Thaksin Set for Parole as Old Rivalries End, New Ones Begin

Bangkok —  Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire ex-premier once at the center of Thailand’s political divisions, is poised to be freed from a police hospital within days, after he was granted parole just six months after returning to the country from a 15-year self-exile overseas.