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  • THAILAND

    House speaker row hurts coalition unity

    News, Published on 02/07/2023

    » Academics and politicians believe the battle for the House speaker position between the Pheu Thai Party and the Move Forward Party (MFP) will undermine unity among the eight parties seeking to form a coalition government.

  • THAILAND

    Shaking up conscription

    News, Published on 11/05/2023

    » Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.

  • THAILAND

    Referendum bill to pass 3rd reading

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/04/2021

    » The referendum bill is expected to sail through the third reading in parliament, said Senator Wanchai Sornsiri, spokesman of a parliamentary committee vetting the bill.

  • THAILAND

    Unity panel risks being built on sand

    News, Published on 08/11/2020

    » The future of the proposed reconciliation committee aimed at resolving the political conflict still hangs in the balance as the anti-government movement has refused to take part while the position of opposition politicians remains unclear.

  • THAILAND

    Court clears Sira of abusing his power

    News, Published on 02/07/2020

    » The Constitutional Court on Wednesday cleared Palang Pracharath Party's Sira Jenjaka of abuse of power in relation to claims he interfered in a condominium project in Phuket last year, paving the way for him to file a counter-suit against fellow MPs who brought the case to court.

  • THAILAND

    9 defect to Bhumjaithai

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/02/2020

    » The defection of nine MPs from the newly dissolved Future Forward Party (FFP) to the Bhumjaithai Party boosts the latter's bargaining power in the coalition government and also its leader's chances of becoming the next prime minister, an academic said on Tuesday.

  • OPINION

    Korn's Democrat exit could let him shine

    News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/01/2020

    » The surprise departure of Korn Chatikavanij from the Democrats deals a heavy blow to the oldest political party which was already struggling in an unfavourable political atmosphere. The bold move, however, gives the prominent politician a new opportunity with speculation rife he is about to found a new party. Political observers also foresee the possibility of Mr Korn becoming a new choice for PM in the next election.

  • THAILAND

    Rohingya row stymies caucus

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/08/2019

    » A regional political meeting has been unable to proceed for the third consecutive year after Indonesia and Myanmar rowed about the inclusion of the Rohingya crisis on the agenda on Tuesday, according to the secretary-general of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (Aipa).

  • THAILAND

    Prayut to face House grilling

    News, Published on 15/08/2019

    » The opposition is filing an urgent motion for a parliamentary debate to grill Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the oath-taking controversy after he twice missed House sessions to explain the matter.

  • THAILAND

    HM King endorses cabinet

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/07/2019

    » The coalition government, which has been royally endorsed, will not have the luxury of "a honeymoon period" as the country's economy is in bad shape and is in need of urgent action from the new government, observers in the private sector said.

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