Showing 1 - 10 of 271
Suspension leaves PM down but not out
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/08/2022
» The charter court’s decision to suspend Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit as prime minister could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and surviving many censure debates during the past three years, the onerous eight-year-tenure issue will soon be resolved.
Rough and tumble in halls of power
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2021
» As New Year approaches, the Bangkok Post takes the opportunity to select five political stories that attracted the most attention over the past 12 months.
Convicted PDRC five lose their MP status
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/12/2021
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that five co-leaders of the now-defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) have lost their status as MPs.
English gets raw deal
News, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2021
» Thailand's English proficiency ranking among non-native English speaking countries has been ranked a paltry 100th out of a total of 112 countries and territories in a new survey.
Nataphol quits to focus on legal saga
News, Published on 01/06/2021
» Palang Pracharath Party list MP and former education minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has resigned as a member of parliament, citing the need to fight a legal case against him over his role in the protests which culminated in the 2014 coup.
MP Nataphol resigns from parliament
Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2021
» Palang Pracharat list MP and former education minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has resigned from his parliamentary seat, citing the need to fight a legal case brought against him in court.
Former ministers' assets declarations published
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/05/2021
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has published the declared assets and liabilities of three former ministers following their exit from the cabinet in late February after being sentenced to prison.
Prayut takes heavy flak
News, Published on 08/05/2021
» Calls are being made louder than ever before for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down for his perceived mishandling of the government's response to the third outbreak of Covid-19, which has seen fatalities recorded every day for weeks.
Prayutocracy: not meant kindly
News, Published on 17/04/2021
» Anti-government sentiment has advanced to such a point where a term has been coined to amplify the opponents' disdain of the administration: "Prayutocracy".
Minister Trinuch eyes 3-month fix
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/03/2021
» Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong yesterday vowed to speed up accomplishing core missions in education development, initiated by her predecessor Nataphol Teepsuwan, saying she aims to achieve them at various points over the coming three months.