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Veteran Thai general Prawit still wielding 'influence'
Published on 08/09/2024
» Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon continues to wield significant influence, despite both him and his party being excluded from the new coalition government, say political observers.
Gen Prawit re-elected as Palang Pracharath leader
Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2024
» Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has made a comeback as the leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), just hours after stepping down to allow for the election of a new executive board on Friday morning.
Lame excuses
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/03/2023
» Re: "Parties buck EC poll pact", (BP, March 30).
The rebranding of 'big brother' Gen Prawit
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/09/2022
» A day after Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from his prime ministerial duties, Paiboon Nititawan, deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, was handing out a biography on Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, now acting PM, to reporters.
When to bring the curtain down
News, Published on 20/03/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.
Sathit's twin challenge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/03/2022
» Democrat veteran Sathit Pitutecha is now wearing two hats, one as deputy public health minister and the other as chair of the parliamentary panel scrutinising two organic laws related to the new election system.
Weathering the storm
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 21/01/2022
» Academics believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha still has an ace up his sleeve and will deal with pressure for political changes and steer the government forward following the Palang Pracharath Party's (PPRP) decision to expel secretary-general Thamanat Prompow and his faction.
Nuns seek NHRC's help to win legal recognition fight
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2017
» A group of nuns yesterday lodged a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) calling for the agency to recommend a legal amendment to ensure they are officially recognised under Thai law.
Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.