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Fighting Myanmar's patriarchy, one all-male panel at a time
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI — A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male.
Paetongtarn defends 'iPad diplomacy' at Qatar summit
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has defiantly defended her decision to read out a statement in English off an iPad during her meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
PM defends scripts at Qatar meet
Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said it is common practice for world leaders to read from a script at a major international event after a photograph of her reading from an iPad at her first international summit in Qatar last week made the rounds on social media over the weekend, raising doubts about her capacity to lead.
Outlook dims for People's Party
News, Published on 05/10/2024
» From the Sept 15 by-election in Phitsanulok sprang theories on how the next general election will turn out for the biggest party three years from now.
PT to push for fresh charter
News, Published on 01/10/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party will meet with its coalition partners to push for a new constitution in response to the Senate on Monday voting to retain the present double majority requirement needed to win a referendum on a new supreme law.
Divisions on charter vote threshold
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 30/09/2024
» A joint committee will likely be formed to overcome differences of opinion between the Lower and Upper Houses on how big a majority is needed to pass a referendum on the government's rewrite of the 2017 constitution.
Thai govt's charter amendment on the rocks
Published on 29/09/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party's U-turn on its charter amendment proposal concerning the ethical standards of political officeholders has raised questions over whether the government will pursue any amendments or even follow through on its commitment to draft a new charter.
Opposition won’t pursue ethics amendments for now
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/09/2024
» The People’s Party has agreed to put on hold its push to amend articles in the constitution that deal with ethical standards for political officeholders, following a U-turn by the Pheu Thai Party on the matter.
Volunteer truck driver for flood victims charged for overweight
News, Online Reporters, Published on 26/09/2024
» A backhoe truck driver who volunteered to help removing thick layers of mud from flooded areas in northern Thailand faced a record charge of 320,000 baht for operating an overweight vehicle in Phayao province on Wednesday night.
Thailand risks credit rating downgrade, opposition warns
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» Thailand runs a "very alarming" risk of credit rating downgrades if the government does not rein in its massive pile of debt to prop up Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, according to the country's biggest opposition group.