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Senate election starts smoothly
Post Reporters, Published on 09/06/2024
» The district-level vote in the Senate election on Sunday ran smoothly and wrapped up with several well-known political figures winning this first round of the race for Upper House seats, including former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat and former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn.
Korat vote the key to win
News, Published on 04/03/2023
» With 16 seats up for grabs, the second highest number of constituencies after Bangkok, the fight for seats in Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat, promises to be a particularly hard-fought affair featuring well-established parties seeking to retain their grip as newcomers try to gain a foothold.
Red shirt loyalists seen as 'a subdued force'
News, Published on 05/02/2023
» Pheu Thai is looking to end the rule of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has expressed hopes to carry on in office for a maximum of two years, by scoring a landslide win in the next general election.
Seksakol named as PM's adviser
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/01/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appointed Seksakol Atthawong, founder of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), as his adviser, according to a source at Government House.
Ruam Thai Sang Chart eyes 'all southern MP seats', ready to back Prayut
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/08/2022
» The new leader of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party has set his sights on a clean sweep of seats in the southern region in the next election and indicated his readiness to support Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue as prime minister.
PM: No plans to lead PPRP
News, Published on 08/06/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not apply to become a member of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) with the aim of replacing Gen Prawit Wongsuwon as its leader, Gen Prayut said yesterday, swatting away rumours to the contrary.
'Rambo Isan' resigns over audio clip scandal to save Prayut
Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2022
» Seksakol Atthawong has quit his post as an assistant to the Prime Minister's Office minister after a leaked audio recording appeared to suggest he was offering lottery ticket quotas in exchange for a loan for a political campaign.
Amnesty's fate hangs in balance
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2022
» The Labour Ministry says it is considering whether to refuse Amnesty International Thailand a new operating licence after determining the rights group had failed to comply with certain legal requirements.
The house that 'Rambo Isan' built
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 13/02/2022
» Ruam Thai Sang Chart, the party which has pledged to nominate Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as its sole prime ministerial candidate in the next elections, promises to be a magnet of big names in politics, said PM's close aide Seksakol "Rambo Isan" Atthawong.
Silver lining for Prayut
News, Published on 12/02/2022
» The humiliating defeat for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) in the Jan 30 by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 9 may have, according to critics, confirmed the plunging popularity of both the PPRP and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.