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Defections test government pact
Oped, Published on 18/09/2025
» About 50 national and local politicians from the southern province of Chumphon on Wednesday defected from the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) to the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP), raising questions about whether the ruling party can still honour its agreement not to form a majority government.
Red-shirt Jeng Dokjik, serial petitioner Srisuwan sentenced to jail for extortion
Published on 17/09/2025
» Former red-shirt activist Yoswaris Chuklom, alias “Jeng Dokjik”, has been sentenced to six years in prison and prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and three other accomplices to four years for the attempted extortion of the director-general of the Rice Department.
Regional shares advance after Wall Street rally
Business, Published on 30/08/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, while mounting expectations for a US interest rate cut next month prompted investors to rotate back into riskier regional assets.
Phumtham: Pheu Thai ‘confident’ it can form next government
Published on 29/08/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party plans to head negotiations to forge a new government coalition that will also nominate Thailand’s next leader, caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday following the Constitutional Court ruling that ended Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s premiership.
Judgement day for Thai PM 'Ung Ing' Paetongtarn
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/08/2025
» The Constitutional Court will decide on Friday the fate of suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra in a case involving a leaked audio recording of her conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Judgement day looms
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2025
» Tomorrow is judgement day for Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the Constitutional Court is set to hand down its ruling on the audio clip controversy involving her and Cambodian strongman Hun Sen. Regardless of the outcome, Thai politics looks set to remain volatile.
Pheu Thai coalition on brink
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/08/2025
» Under mounting external threats and equally pressing internal tussles, the government and the "two Shinawatras" are bracing for a decisive turning point in the next few months.
Cambodian power deal to be cancelled
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/07/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), a Thai government power distribution arm, is preparing to terminate a power purchase agreement with Cambodia following the disconnection of electricity transmission to the neighbouring country during the current territorial dispute.
Cheaper power bills seen on the horizon
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/07/2025
» The prices of electricity bills will become slightly cheaper during the last four months of the year as authorities have agreed to decrease the power tariff by 0.03 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
Investors unfazed by Cambodia spat
Business, Published on 26/07/2025
» Thai investors are continuing to operate businesses in Cambodia despite the country's escalating territorial dispute with Thailand, which has dealt a blow to border trade, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).