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Desperate for a long-term vision
Business, Published on 24/10/2022
» With the country's next general election tentatively slated for May 7, 2023 by the Election Commission, assuming the House of Representatives completes its four-year term by March 23, many political parties have cranked up their election machines, with leading parties already kicking off their campaigns.
A fraught year in politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2020
» It is often said that Thailand resolves around political events. Here are the five most dynamic and attention-grabbing stories — the youth-led, anti-government protests, the Future Forward Party’s spectacular fall, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha surviving the Constitutional Court’s rulings that threatened to deliver the death warrant on his premiership, the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections held for the first time in six years and the internal turbulence experienced by the main opposition Pheu Thai Party — which have left their mark this year.
120 FFP members quit, including failed polls candidates
Online Reporters, Published on 28/10/2019
» One hundred and twenty members of the Future Forward Party, some of them former election candidates, have resigned, saying the FFP leaders have failed to keep their word.
Holding up the train
Business, Published on 14/10/2019
» The saga surrounding the high-speed railway linking three airports has hit a snag, undone by land expropriation, eviction problems and the entire board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) resigning.
Scaling the high-income ladder
Business, Published on 07/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York was chock-full of talking points, but the one that stood out was his declaration that Thailand would become a rich country by 2036.
PM holds urgent haze meeting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday held an urgent video-conference with 16 provincial governors and related ministries after PM2.5 air pollution exceeded the so-called safe level in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
No security in TM30
News, Postbag, Published on 20/08/2019
» Re: "Confusion reigns in TM30 palaver", (BP, Aug 19).
Cabbies get ride-share payout offer
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/06/2019
» Bhumjaithai deputy secretary-general Supachai Jaisamut has promised the party will offer compensation to over 100,000 taxi drivers affected by ride-sharing services if the party is given the Transport Ministry to oversee, according to Withoon Naewpanich, president of a network of taxi cooperatives in Bangkok.
Small parties isolate Mongkolkit
Online Reporters, Published on 10/06/2019
» Ten one-MP parties have shown signs of a rift after eight of them on Monday did not show up at a meeting aranged by a member to discuss their cabinet seats.
Prayut beats rival for PM
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/06/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reclaimed the premiership after he won a parliamentary majority last night.