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Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan is tipped to succeed General Prayut Chan-o-cha as interim PM should the Constitutional Court rule that Prayut must demit office after holding the post for eight years, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday.

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that five co-leaders of the now-defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) have lost their status as members of Parliament and ordered by-elections in Chumphon and Songkhla to replace the removed MPs.

The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, which only allows for a man and a woman to register their marriage, is not against the Constitution.

Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau tracked the Constitutional Court website hacking down to a 33-year-old Ubon Ratchathani resident on Saturday.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has ordered a hunt for the person responsible for hacking into the Constitutional Court’s website, DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn said on Friday.

Student councils from across the country issued a statement on Thursday rejecting the Constitutional Court’s ruling that pro-democracy leaders Arnon Nampa, Panupong “Mike” Jadnok and Panassaya “Rung” Sitthichirawatanakul aimed to overthrow the government.

The Constitutional Court website constitutionalcourt.or.th appeared to be hacked on Thursday: instead of displaying information, the web page featured a video clip of what looked like a foreigner yelling in a vehicle with his hands on his head.

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday banned pro-democracy leaders Arnon Nampa, Panupong “Mike” Jadnok and Panassaya “Rung” Sitthichirawatanakul from ever seeking reforms for Thailand’s monarchy.

The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that Thammanat Prompao’s conviction in an Australian drugs case does not disqualify him from holding his posts as a Palang Pracharath Party MP and deputy agriculture minister.

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the Supreme Administrative Court’s verdict in 2002 stipulating that the statute of limitations of the Hopewell case began from March 9, 2001 – the date the Administrative Court was established – is unconstitutional.

The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution but must first gain permission to do so via a public referendum.

The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has not violated the charter by staying on in his Army residence, so can remain in office.