Read our Privacy noticeAn appeals court in Thailand on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party for defaming the monarchy in a speech she made four years ago. The court in Bangkok granted Chonthicha Jangrew’s request for bail, which was set at 150,000 baht ($4,600). Thailand’s political establishment is sensitive about any perceived threats to the status of the country’s monarchy. Other recent appeals involving political activists have seen rulings that reversed the acquittal of lower courts or handed down longer prison sentences. She won her seat as a member of the progressive Move Forward Party, which topped the 2023 polls.