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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.
MFP unfazed by court ruling
Published on 05/02/2024
» The Constitutional Court's unanimous ruling against the Move Forward Party (MFP) concerning its push to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, has established the limits on any attempts to change the law.
MoU won't cause problems, says MFP
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/06/2023
» Amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, is a key campaign pledge of the Move Forward Party (MFP), but questions have arisen as to whether the party will be able to pursue the issue.
A matter of survival
News, Published on 22/05/2023
» Political observers were surprised by the Move Forward Party's victory in the May 14 election and that the Pheu Thai Party came runner-up in the race.
Shameful antics
News, Postbag, Published on 07/04/2023
» Re: "Pheu Thai denies 'secret' PPRP deal", (BP, April 5).
All the world's a stage
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/12/2022
» Global issues such as the Russian-Ukraine war affected countries around the world, and Thailand, as the host of the Apec summit, was no exception.
Grim reflections in the mirror of Ukraine crisis
Oped, Published on 20/05/2022
» I read with interest the article of colleagues from Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the US published in the Bangkok Post on May 12, 2022.
Conjugal confusion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/01/2022
» Re: "Thamanat's fortunes dip", (BP, Dec 29). I see from our "flour" ex-minister Thamanat's asset declaration that he has not one but two wives, evidently living in harmony, as evidenced by their two children. Many men would be most grateful if he'd reveal how he's managed that feat, as my wife insists that Thai laws allow us only one spouse each, with strict punishment for violation.
Narongsak spurns offer
News, Published on 11/10/2021
» Pathum Thani governor Narongsak Osottanakorn insists he will not accept nomination as a prime ministerial candidate in the next election under the banner of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
Police mobilise 2,000-plus officers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/07/2021
» A total of 2,250 police will on Sunday be mobilised to bring anti-government protesters who plan to march from Democracy Monument to Government House under control following a blanket announcement banning such gatherings published in the Royal Gazette late on Friday night.