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High hopes for policy statement
Published on 11/09/2023
» As the government spells out its policy statement in parliament on Monday, people have high expectations for it to make good on its promises to deal with bread-and-butter issues affecting their lives and turn the economy around.
Rangsiman: Pirapan doesn't own country
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2023
» United Thai Nation (UTN) Party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga has come under fire for his recent campaign rally remark about banishing "nation haters".
Prayut, ministers survive no-confidence vote
Published on 04/09/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers have survived the no-confidence vote with no surprises despite rumours that some coalition MPs might break ranks earlier.
Testing time for trio
News, Published on 10/07/2021
» Captain Thamanat Prompow's rise to become the new secretary-general of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) may well shake the ground under Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paojinda's feet.
Last throw of Covid dice?
News, Published on 03/07/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has set himself one deadline after another to meet which can easily make or break the government.
New Ratsadon march to back dine-in diehards
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/07/2021
» The Ratsadon group will stage a rally on Friday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that will include a flea market to symbolise opposition to the government's ban on dining-in at eateries.
Politics, wealth and pandemics
News, Published on 24/04/2021
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government tamed Covid-19 during the previous two outbreaks. The question is whether it can do it again with this third one?
Pandemic gives Prayut leverage to extend stay in power
Published on 03/07/2020
» It is a year since Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha returned to power as a civilian leader, but his government already has its sights set on staying in power beyond the remaining three years of its term.
PM defends emergency decree
News, Published on 10/06/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday defended the use of the emergency decree to curb the spread of Covid-19, calling it a legal tool for the authorities to enforce virus control measures.
Why the West should not give up on Cambodia
News, Published on 02/11/2019
» The US and EU are considering withdrawing economic privileges from Cambodia for the way elections were held last year. The ruling party won all parliamentary seats because the opposition had been crippled. Opposition leaders were disqualified and their party dissolved. By western standards, Cambodia's election fell far short of democratic norms and the result was unfair at best, illegitimate at worst. Strangely, however, there was no widespread protest. Instead, there was a palpable sense of relief among ordinary Cambodians when the elections were over.