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Yingluck's return 'still in the works'
Post Reporters, Published on 10/02/2025
» The attempt to bring fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra back to the country is still on, with her brother Thaksin saying there are still several factors that need to be taken into consideration before she could return home.
Government to name new central bank chairman choice
Published on 04/02/2025
» The Ministry of Finance is preparing to nominate a new candidate for the chairmanship of the Bank of Thailand on Wednesday, and has expressed confidence that the selection process will not take long.
Obstacles remain for small rice traders
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/01/2025
» A veteran rice exporter backs changes in rice trade policy expected later this month, but he cautioned that small businesses still face significant hurdles to break into international markets.
Father Thaksin's busy agenda could be Paetongtarn's undoing
Published on 19/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's rise to power is relatively premature considering her age and political experience. However, her nomination as one of the Pheu Thai Party's three prime ministerial candidates suggested she was ready to take on the role.
PM Paetongarn faces another bid to remove her from office
Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2025
» Activist Sonthiya Sawasdee has filed a petition against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her appointment of a previously jailed activist as her adviser.
Jail only option for ex-Thai PM Yingluck
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra won't be eligible to be detained outside of prison if she returns to the country as she has yet to meet new criteria for the soon-to-come alternative prison detention programme, said Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong on Tuesday.
Jakrapob invites Thaksin to his same-sex marriage registration
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 04/01/2025
» Former red-shirt core member Jakrapob Penkair has invited former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to witness his marriage registration this month, an event planned to celebrate the enactment of the Marriage Equality Bill.
Thaksin's return and 2025 prospects
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/01/2025
» Thailand's political environment last year was marked by machinations to keep the biggest election winner, the Move Forward Party, from power and to ensure the runner-up, the Pheu Thai Party, leads a coalition government the old guard can put up with. These manoeuvres after the May 2023 poll, initially forced Move Forward into the opposition and ultimately dissolved the party while bringing Thaksin Shinawatra back from self-exile in August 2023 for a perfunctory jail sentence and installing Srettha Thavisin as prime minister over the same period.
Government expects Bank of Thailand chairman decision soon
Published on 02/01/2025
» The government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process of choosing a new Bank of Thailand chairman after previous nominee Kittiratt Na Ranong was was deemed unsuitable due to his ties with the Pheu Thai Party.
Thai political temperature seen likely to heat up
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/01/2025
» The political temperature will likely heat up this year as dwindling public trust in the government’s ability to handle the economic situation will become a key factor that may exacerbate the stronger political intensity expected this year, according to Parliament President Wan Muhammad Noor Matha.