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Uprising will upend 2014
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/01/2014
» The political struggle between the caretaker government and the so-called muan maha prachachon or the great mass uprising will continue to dominate Thai politics over the next several months of the new year.
PDRC struggles to get Yingluck to step down
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/12/2013
» After weeks of tussling, the crux of contention between the government and protest leaders has boiled down to a demand for the resignation of caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet.
'People's parliament' plan stirs cheers, jeers
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 28/11/2013
» Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban's proposal to set up a "people's parliament" for political reform as a way out of the political conflict has stirred mixed reactions from academics and leading figures.
Thaksin 'prepared to call poll'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 04/11/2013
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is re-examining his options as he expects the Constitution Court to reject all controversial laws the government of his younger sister Yingluck Shinawatra has initiated.
Snap poll looms if bill shot down
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/09/2013
» The government is prepared to call an election if the Constitution Court rejects its charter change bill, sources say.
Charter rivals refuse to yield
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/09/2013
» Even though the charter amendment bill seeking to change the make-up of the Senate cleared another hurdle when it passed the second reading in the joint sitting of parliament last week, the public has not yet seen the last of the legal challenges to the bill.
Korn predicts shift in power
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/09/2013
» Deputy democrat party leader Korn Chatikavanij is confident that Thai politics will come full circle with a shift in power to the Democrat Party in four years.
Abhisit tips snap election
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/05/2013
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is predicting a snap general election at the end of this year _ one which he admits his party is likely to lose.
Dems face uphill task in city poll
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/12/2012
» As the Bangkok governor race draws near, Democrat dissatisfaction with incumbent Sukhumbhand Paribatra and other alternative candidates has led them to try to enlist deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij to rescue the party in this vital election.
Sudarat rules out running for governor
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/12/2012
» Former veteran politician Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan has confirmed she will not run for the Bangkok governor's seat early next year but plans to return to politics later when she is ready.