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Ishiba's exit may lead to turmoil
News, Published on 28/07/2025
» Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation could herald a political turmoil in Japan, as no decisive winner emerged from the latest House of Councillors election, in which the ruling bloc suffered a major setback.
Thaksin's magic and influence fading
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/07/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, joined a dinner with coalition parties earlier this week in an effort to revitalise the ruling party. Yet the outcome was far from reassuring.
Senate won't wait for scandal verdicts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/07/2025
» The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly rejected a motion to delay approvals for Constitutional Court and Election Commission (EC) nominees and vowed to proceed with the crucial votes today.
Thailand's Senate won't wait for election collusion scandal verdicts
Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025
» The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly rejected a motion to delay approvals for Constitutional Court and Election Commission (EC) nominees and vowed to proceed with the crucial votes on Tuesday.
Coalition in crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/07/2025
» Amnesty bills are now taking precedence over the more controversial Entertainment Complex Bill as the administration walks a political tightrope, with critics wondering if the move is a sincere attempt to reconcile a fragmenting coalition or rather a strategic manoeuvre by an embattled government.
Govt girds for battle
News, Published on 30/06/2025
» The Pheu Thai-led government faces turbulence and is bracing for legal battles as the Bhumjaithai Party, ousted from the coalition, joins the opposition bloc.
Speaker tells govt to get its act together
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/06/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha on Monday urged the government to sort out political turmoil to secure the passage of the national budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, saying the bill was crucial to the economy.
Thaksin could still escape jail time
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/06/2025
» What does it mean for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra now that Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin's last-ditch attempt to shield his master from the prospect of being sent back to jail to serve his one-year jail term was crushed by the Medical Council of Thailand at a crucial meeting last Thursday?
Petition backs penalties for doctors in Thaksin case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2025
» A petition supported by more than 52,000 people has been submitted to the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) to back its decision to discipline three doctors involved in the controversial transfer of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for treatment in a premium hospital ward.
Pro-Trump nationalist wins Poland’s presidential election
Published on 02/06/2025
» A nationalist candidate backed by Donald Trump secured victory in Poland’s presidential election, defeating the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a contest that could stymie the government’s efforts to shift the nation back into the European Union mainstream.