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Paroled Thaksin visits Pheu Thai HQ
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/03/2024
» Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited the headquarters of the Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday afternoon amid denials by his daughter that he was still controlling the party.
Group steps up amnesty call
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/03/2024
» A support group for relatives of victims killed in the 1992 Black May uprising has urged the ruling Pheu Thai Party to stop dragging its feet in honouring the party's promise to push for an amnesty for all political offenders.
'Call for truth' has laser intensity
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/05/2020
» The Progressive Movement is building up the intensity of its campaigns that exploit the memories of major political events in history in a bid to ignite a mass street protest against the government, according to political scientists.
Drum rolls for a most elusive poll
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2018
» The drum rolled as political parties lost no time preparing to campaign for the much-anticipated election, which has been confirmed for Feb 24 despite previously deep-seated doubts about when it would be held. Parties, however, insisted that there was no level playing field given the rise of the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), which has been attacked for gaining an unfair political advantage with its top executives concurrently holding ministerial posts.
Nitirat chief warns of new 'Black May'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/03/2018
» Thammasat law lecturer and Nitirat group leader Worachet Pakeerut has warned against appointing an outsider prime minister after the election, saying the country should have learnt its lesson after the bloodshed of Black May in 1992.
Grassroots activism spurs Dao Din
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/03/2018
» The last public appearance of anti-coup student Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, widely known as Pai Dao Din, was in 2017 when he was sentenced for lese majeste, added to his sentence for protesting against the then-draft constitution.
PM bans state agencies from removing portraits
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/10/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has prohibited all government agencies from removing previously installed portraits of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in public places until further notice.
TV stations told to show decorum
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/10/2016
» Television and radio channels were permitted to resume normal programming after broadcasting the procession of His Majesty the King's body from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace yesterday, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.
Pheu Thai heavyweights oppose draft charter on Facebook
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/06/2016
» Leading members of the Pheu Thai Party ignored all warnings and posted comments on Facebook on Wednesday morning declaring the draft charter that will go to referendum on Aug 7 "unacceptable".
House dissolution report denied
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/11/2013
» The Pheu Thai Party on Sunday denied as groundless a report that its strategies committee has proposed a dissolution of the House of Representatives to counter the anti-amnesty protests.