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Amnesty bill faces uncertainty
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/06/2024
» An amnesty for people charged and prosecuted in political cases is long overdue and a fresh bid to push for one this time round is unlikely to trigger political turmoil like the previous attempt in 2013, according to political analysts.
Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
Pita survives to fight another day
Published on 29/01/2024
» Academics and political activists believe the Move Forward Party (MFP) will emerge stronger and proceed to win the next election after key party figure Pita Limjaroenrat survived a media shareholding case against him last week.
PM candidate faces vote uncertainty
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai (PT) Party is confident its prime ministerial candidate will win endorsement from parliament in the next PM vote, a party source said.
Parties shed pre-poll blood
News, Published on 27/02/2023
» Major parties have been rocked by conflict from within in the lead-up to the next poll and the problem could have a direct bearing on how they fare when the big day comes.
Red shirt loyalists seen as 'a subdued force'
News, Published on 05/02/2023
» Pheu Thai is looking to end the rule of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has expressed hopes to carry on in office for a maximum of two years, by scoring a landslide win in the next general election.
Welfare vow 'boosts PPRP'
News, Published on 23/01/2023
» As speculated, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has parted company with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), a move political observers believe will lead to major changes in the ruling party and allow its leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon to pursue his political ambitions.
Unity a 'pipe dream'
News, Published on 02/01/2023
» When Newin Chidchob, a highly respected figure in the Bhumjaithai Party, called for parties to reconcile their differences ahead of the next election, many were sceptical.
The top 10 don’t-do list
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/04/2016
» A 57-year-old Chiang Mai woman was charged with inciting rebellion last week for posting a photo of herself with a red plastic bowl on Facebook. The bowl, to sprinkle people with water during Songkran, also happened to carry a message from fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She faces the prospect of up to seven years’ jail if convicted of sedition.
Supreme showdown
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/03/2016
» As two feuding camps clash over the nomination of the new supreme patriarch, the government has been caught in the crossfire.