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The election's last-mile test
News, Published on 31/01/2026
» For weeks, opinion polls have consistently shown the People’s Party (PP) maintaining a narrow but persistent lead over the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the Feb 8 general election. The surveys have fostered a prevailing narrative of a two-horse race, with the People’s Party positioned as the frontrunner and Bhumjaithai as the most serious challenger.
Pheu Thai pledges major overhaul of SSF
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/01/2026
» The Pheu Thai Party has vowed to implement comprehensive reform of the Social Security Fund (SSF) within three months if it returns to office after the election.
Big-spenders abound as poll race tightens
News, Published on 26/01/2026
» With only two weeks to go before the Feb 8 general election, the battle over economic policy has intensified into what many observers describe as a full-blown "populism war". Major political parties are locked in a contest of ever more generous handouts, welfare schemes and cash-based incentives, each attempting to outbid the other to secure votes.
Old dogs need new tricks
Published on 08/11/2025
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s return to lead the Democrat Party has brought back a familiar sense of order — and the familiar faces that once defined Thailand’s oldest political institution.
Pheu Thai unveils new campaign
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/11/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party is set to unveil a new election campaign focused on economic relief and the financial stability of households.
Acting Thai PM 'cannot invoke House dissolution'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/08/2025
» Amid speculation the Pheu Thai Party may seek a parliamentary dissolution if it fails to form a new government, the Council of State has clarified that an acting prime minister has no constitutional authority to dissolve the House of Representatives.
Special cabinet meeting names Phumtham acting PM
Online Reporters, Published on 30/08/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been appointed as acting prime minister with full authority to carry out the duties of the premiership at a special cabinet meeting on Saturday morning.
Pheu Thai: No preparations made in event of unfavourable court ruling on PM
Published on 29/08/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the controversial clip involving suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn set to submit closing statement to court
Post Reporters, Published on 24/08/2025
» Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will submit her closing statement to the Constitutional Court on Monday. Judges are considering a petition concerning a leaked recording of her conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Paetongtarn arrives to face court
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» All eyes were on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday as she appeared before the Constitutional Court over a leaked audio clip featuring herself and former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.