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Populism takes priority
Published on 18/10/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, appears determined to spend its four months in power pursuing aggressive populist measures.
Expected return of Abhisit raises hopes
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/10/2025
» The anticipated return of former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as the prospective leader of the Democrat Party has sparked hopes of revitalising the 80-year-old political institution ahead of the next general election.
PM cops flak for Interior reshuffle
Published on 16/10/2025
» The controversial high-level Interior Ministry shake-up has sparked allegations of political retaliation by the ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party ahead of an expected general election.
Charter models strike contrast
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/10/2025
» As parliament prepares for a special joint session on Oct 14–15 to debate three proposed constitutional amendment bills, political analysts say the model proposed by the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) appears to have the best chance of gaining approval.
Educate, don't indoctrinate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2025
» The next general election is likely to cause the country its biggest headache ever. It will be the first time that voters will have four ballots -- two for electing lawmakers and two for public referendums.
Si Sa Ket poll underway after MP's death
Published on 28/09/2025
» Voters in Si Sa Ket's Constituency 5 head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new MP following the death of Pheu Thai's Amorntep Sommai in June.
Bhumjaithai limits Senate role in charter rewriting
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/09/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party has submitted its draft constitutional amendment aimed at reducing the Senate’s role in the amendment process, setting a strict timeline for a rewrite, and prohibiting changes to provisions on the monarchy and Thailand’s status as a unitary state.
Charter court to be asked to remove MP status of PM-elect, opposition leader Monday
Online Reporters, Published on 07/09/2025
» House Speaker Wanmuhamadnoor Matha has approved a petition by some 60 MPs calling on the Constitutional Court to rule on whether Prime Minister-designate Anutin Charnvirakul and People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut should lose their parliamentary status over a controversial political agreement.
New Thai PM Anutin unveils key cabinet picks
Published on 07/09/2025
» Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday gave the public its first glimpse of three non-MPs who will take up top ministry positions in his cabinet.
Bhumjaithai not bothered by ‘cannabis king’ headline
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/09/2025
» A headline in an international media outlet describing prime minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul as “Thailand’s cannabis king” has some people fuming, but those in his own Bhumjaithai Party are not among them.