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High turnout expected for Sunday vote
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2019
» Thais are keenly awaiting the first general election in eight years on Sunday, with many of them expressing hope that a post-junta government will somehow bridge the nation's political divide that has existed for years.
Voice of democracy: What they do, and what your money pays for
News, Published on 09/09/2018
» Bangkok residents have had elected district councillors since 1985. Usually, voters elect both city and district councillors at the same time. City councillors are responsible for legislature, budget approvals and inspecting the work of BMA officials and the Bangkok governor. City councillors would work at district level, mostly assisting community development and keeping checks on the district office's works and budget spending.
Yingluck and Thaksin in Japan to attend event
Published on 29/03/2018
» TOKYO: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother Thaksin, both fugitives forced to live abroad, arrived in Japan on Thursday.
Kim invites South Korean leader for talks in Pyongyang
Published on 10/02/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang "at an early date", South Korean officials said on Saturday, potentially setting up the first meeting of Korean leaders in more than 10 years.
Graftbuster victims have little faith in a just verdict
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/01/2018
» While the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is probing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon over his luxury watch scandal, some politicians once indicted by the anti-graft body for false asset declarations are unconvinced the regime's No.2 man will face the same fate as they did.
Rough road ahead
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/01/2018
» The general prime minister, aka the politician who used to be a soldier, is strolling into a battleground and exhibits no sign he is aware of it.
NACC insists 'no interference' in Prawit probe
News, Published on 20/01/2018
» Big brother snaps back
Relatives demand govt return Black May victims' remains
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/01/2018
» Relatives of people who were killed or went missing in the Black May 1992 protest of 1992 have called for the government to return the remains of the victims for religious rites.
Prawit backs plan for new political party
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has thrown his support behind a plan to set up a political party to back Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to return as a non-elected prime minister after the general election expected late this year.
Pheu Thai calls out PM on poll date
News, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party has called on Prime Minister Chan-o-cha to state exactly when the general election will take place while reaffirming its opposition to a non-elected prime minister.