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Handout scheme ‘unlikely’ to start in May
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2024
» The government is set to delay the launch of a controversial 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme until after May, in a setback for Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who has been touting the policy as essential in boosting a sluggish economy.
Thais deny army forcing back Myanmar refugees
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» CHIANG MAI: About 2,000 refugees fleeing Myanmar to Thailand had been pushed back despite ongoing aerial bombardment, two activist groups said on Monday, but Thai authorities said the army was taking care of them on the border.
Myanmar junta leader asks Prayut for help on democracy
Reuters, Published on 10/02/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.
Royalists launch political party to protect monarchy
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2021
» An ultra royalist group launched a new political party on Wednesday to defend His Majesty the King, amid unprecedented calls for reform of the monarchy by the youth-led protest movement.
Court to decide on dissolution of Future Forward on Jan 21
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2019
» The Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it would rule on the dissolution of the opposition Future Forward Party on Jan 21 following a complaint that its actions were seditious and that it plans to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
Election 'war room' polices social media
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2019
» In the election "war room", authorities scroll through thousands of social media posts, looking for violations of laws restricting political parties' campaigning on social media that activists say are among the most prohibitive in the world.
Pheu Thai fires up fervour in Isan heartland
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2019
» UBON RATCHATHANI: Leaders of Thailand's biggest opposition party campaigning on Monday never mentioned ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose policies they espouse, nor the princess whose shock candidacy could see its ally banned from the March 24 election.
NCPO 'suppresses public, hurts Thai image': Future Forward
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2018
» In a statement on its Facebook page, Future Forward hit back at the ruling junta on Wednesday, accusing it of tarnishing Thailand’s image by threatening to file police charges against some party members.
Thai politics: No country for young men?
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2018
» A 39-year-old motor parts billionaire and extreme sports enthusiast seeking to shake up Thai politics has been compared to France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Justin Trudeau for his youth.
Govt wants more troops in Bangkok
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2014
» The government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in Bangkok as fears mount that the country's lengthy political crisis could move into a more violent phase.