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Pirapan's rise 'a game changer'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/12/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's appointment of Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, as his new secretary-general is seen by some political pundits as a clear signal that Gen Prayut is determined to compete in the next general election, while also representing a potential game changer in the next polls.
Political storm clouds are gathering
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/12/2013
» The registration of party list candidates on Monday and Tuesday failed miserably. Expect the same turmoil with the registration of MP candidates in the provinces which will take place from Saturday to next Wednesday.
Parties must back rule of law for real reform
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/09/2013
» While the government is trying to involve prominent public figures in its political reform assembly, the initiative has been shunned by the Democrat Party, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and civic groups.
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.
Audio clip puts amnesty plan on back burner
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 11/07/2013
» Deputy Defence Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa denied it was his voice in the controversial amnesty audio clip.
Pheu Thai seeks to restore voter confidence
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 20/06/2013
» The Pheu Thai Party insists that its defeat in the Don Muang by-election has not affected its popularity. But despite the brave front, everyone knows the pain of defeat cuts Pheu Thai very deep.
Thaksin makes a feint on the road to reconciliation
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/05/2013
» In football parlance, the trick is called a step-over: making others think we are doing one thing when we are actually doing another. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did just that in his recent Skype address to red-shirt supporters.
Old problems dog Yingluck's fresh cabinet
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 01/11/2012
» The recent reshuffle seems to have boosted the Yingluck Shinawatra administration's image in the eyes of the public, who see the cabinet as being stronger now than it was before.
Pheu Thai in court-ordered quandary
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 19/07/2012
» The Constitution Court's ruling on Friday is putting the government and Pheu Thai Party in a difficult position in its push for charter amendment as all the choices to move the case forward pose major problems.