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PP returns to plan to end conscription
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2026
» The People's Party (PP) has proposed legal amendments that would replace military conscription with a voluntary system this year.
Army tightens training for this year's conscript intake
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/04/2026
» The army will require more than 80,000 conscripts for 2026, while tightening training regulations and reinforcing a strict ban on violence against recruits.
Move to scrap MP pensions tipped for this week
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/03/2026
» A motion to abolish MPs' pensions is expected to be raised in parliament this week amid concerns over fairness and the growing financial burden on the state.
Credit outlook steady as fuel subsidy ditched
Business, Published on 27/03/2026
» The government's decision to abolish blanket fuel price subsidies helps reduce the possibility Thailand will face a credit downgrade, even though the measure could pressure fragile domestic consumption and push inflation to rise.
Japan mulls abolishing face-to-face immigration checks amid tourism surge
Published on 09/03/2026
» The Japanese government is moving to abolish with the need for most foreign tourists to meet face-to-face with immigration officers to enter the country as it seeks to streamline entry procedures amid the inbound tourism surge.
Japanese PM Takaichi comes out on top
Oped, Published on 11/02/2026
» Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has just scored an unprecedented victory in the country's general election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which she leads, won 316 seats in the 465-member House of Representatives (the Diet's lower house), up sharply from 198. The combined strength of two parties that had merged hastily -- despite their fundamentally opposing platforms -- in an effort to bring Ms Takaichi down fell from 167 seats to just 49. The LDP, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, has never looked more robust.
Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» BANGKOK - Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.
People’s Party vows sweeping reforms of military, police and courts
Published on 06/02/2026
» Top figures in the People’s Party have called for sweeping reforms of the military, police and judicial system to restore fairness and accountability, in the final major rally before Sunday’s general election.
Which are the main parties in Thailand's election and what are their policies?
Published on 02/02/2026
» Thailand is holding a general election on Sunday with three parties expected to dominate the contest to decide which will lead the Southeast Asian country's next government.
Sex workers get pre-election boost
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/02/2026
» Political parties have voiced support for Thai sex workers ahead of the Feb 8 poll, vowing more protection and dignity under the law in a country where prostitution remains a crime.