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Somchai puts name down for Senate race
Published on 20/05/2024
» Former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat has registered to run for a Senate seat in Chiang Mai as the first day of candidacy registration got off to a busy start on Monday.
What the Senate election means and why it’s all different
Published on 13/05/2024
» Thailand has kicked off the process to hold the first Senate election since a coup in 2014, after the military-appointed batch completed its five-year term last week.
Eyes turn to the Upper House
News, Published on 30/03/2024
» The question on most pundits’ lips is what measures will be put in place to keep the forthcoming Senate poll from winding up like another general election.
Bill proposed to revoke NCPO orders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2024
» The Bhumjaithai Party has tabled a bill seeking to revoke some orders and announcements issued by the now-defunct coup-makers, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), that remain in force.
Move Forward still wants lese majeste absolved under amnesty
Published on 05/02/2024
» A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Karunpol Thiansuwan insisted on Monday any amnesty bill should seek to absolve lese majeste offences as a special House committee studying an amnesty prepares to convene its first meeting later this week.
44 MFP MPs risk lifetime bans
News, Published on 03/02/2024
» Forty-four MPs of the Move Forward Party (MFP), including its chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, could face a political ban for life as they are now the subject of a probe into whether they adhered to the code of ethics over their stance on the lese-majeste law.
MFP sets sight on forming next govt
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/10/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) has set its sights firmly on forming a government in the next elections, newly-elected party leader Chaithawat Tulathon said, adding the party is moving to expand its supporter base and recruit more members to help achieve the goal.
MFP urged to tread carefully on amnesty
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/10/2023
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has cautioned the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) to be careful that its push for an amnesty law does not trigger a major new political conflict.
What about the constitution?
Post Reporters, Published on 29/09/2023
» The government's plan to complete the charter amendment process in four years is unlikely to be good enough for the pro-democracy alliance that has launched a campaign for wholesale charter change, according to political observers.
Wissanu washing his hands of politics
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2023
» Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has vowed to wash his hands of politics, saying he wants to rest and take care of his health.