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Chaikasem vows to dissolve House immediately if elected PM
Online Reporters, Published on 04/09/2025
» Chaikasem Nitisiri, the prime ministerial candidate from the Pheu Thai Party, has pledged to dissolve the House of Representatives immediately if elected on Friday.
Lese-majeste complaints against caretaker PM Phumtham withdrawn
Published on 04/09/2025
» A list MP, a political activist and the head of the Bhumjaithai Party’s legal affairs team have withdrawn lese-majeste complaints filed against caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai over his attempt to dissolve the House of Representatives.
Bad for democracy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2025
» A House dissolution is meant to be a democratic coup de grâce -- a final option when governments can no longer govern and lawmakers cannot form a new coalition or find a leader to continue running the country. Once the House is dissolved, the nation must quickly hold a new general election.
Problems await the new BoT governor
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 04/09/2025
» The first problem incoming Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor Vitai Ratanakorn will face is political uncertainty.
Firms prefer dissolution to provide business clarity
Business, Published on 04/09/2025
» Businesses expect a clear political environment going forward and believe House dissolution is the best option.
US House committee releases batch of 'Epstein files'
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US House of Representatives committee released a first batch of documents on Tuesday from the investigation into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Israel's Gaza campaign is making it a pariah state
Oped, Published on 03/09/2025
» I will leave it to historians to debate whether Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.
People's Party weighs up its prime minister pick
News, Published on 02/09/2025
» The People's Party (PP) has yet to reach a consensus on which candidate to support in the upcoming parliamentary vote for the 32nd prime minister.
Paetongtarn and the price of weak govt
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/09/2025
» The Constitutional Court's dismissal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet last Friday has plunged Thailand into a political poly-crisis.
Chaikasem 'ready!' to be prime minister, says Pheu Thai
Online Reporters, Published on 01/09/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has declared Chaikasem Nitisiri "ready" to be the new prime minister as it battles the Bhumjaithai Party for the lead role in forming a new government.