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Next chapter in Thailand's political saga
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/08/2024
» 'I consult with my father on all issues, whether on private matters or about work, and have done since I was young," said Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand's new and youngest prime minister at 38 years of age. She is the third member of the Shinawatra family to hold this office, and part of the "evil cycle" that has paralysed the country's politics for the past 18 years.
Democracies uniting to counter global populism
News, Jan-Werner Mueller, Published on 22/08/2024
» Think back to late June and early July. The French far right was favoured to win a snap parliamentary election. Trumpist judges in the United States were conveniently resolving the legal woes of the former president, who seemed to be gliding to victory after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance. And while Britain was getting a Labour government, a new anti-immigration party led by the chief Brexiteer, Nigel Farage, had made unprecedented gains. Faced with it all, pundits warned that a wave of populist, "anti-incumbency" rage was sweeping across the world's democracies.
Journalists demand probe into Prawit's slapping reporter
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/08/2024
» The News Broadcasting Council of Thailand and the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association on Wednesday asked House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha for an ethics inquiry into Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon’s action in slapping a reporter last Friday.
Thamanat vows to quit
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/08/2024
» The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has been thrown into disarray by a conflict between party leader Prawit Wongsuwon and its secretary-general Thamanat Prompow, who has threatened to leave the party after being excluded from the list of nominations for cabinet posts.
Thai leadership change highlights political risk
Business, Published on 21/08/2024
» The Thai parliament's swift approval of new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who received royal endorsement on Aug 18, should help to preserve policy continuity, but recent developments highlight the potential for the country's volatile politics to have an impact on policymaking and investor confidence.
Thamanat gathers support, row splits Palang Pracharath
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2024
» A wide split has flowered in the leadership of the third largest coalition partner, Palang Pratcharath, with secretary-general and caretaker agriculture minister Thamanat Prompow refusing to talk to party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon and gathering supporters around him.
‘We’re going nowhere’: Pita says court interventions must stop
Published on 20/08/2024
» Politicians in Thailand must reform the judiciary to prevent interventions that have the country “going around in circles”, says former Move Forward Party chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, after two major rulings that dissolved his party and dismissed a prime minister.
PM calls for strict vetting
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/08/2024
» Thorough background checks will be conducted on candidates for cabinet posts to ensure they meet requirements stipulated by law and avoid any legal wrangling that could land the new government in trouble, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Time to end impunity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/08/2024
» Gen Prawit "Uncle Pom" Wongsuwon has again attracted unwanted media attention, this time for slapping the head of a female reporter.
New PM expects to finalise cabinet this week
Published on 19/08/2024
» New Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday she expects to finalise talks with coalition parties this week on the makeup of her cabinet, after receiving royal endorsement as the country’s youngest leader.