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'Pheu Thai Academy' to coach MPs
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/05/2024
» The "Pheu Thai Party Academy" has been formed to provide support and training to party staff and politicians to help them prepare for the next election, says Pheu Thai secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong.
Chaiya warns of poll blowback
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/05/2024
» Chaiya Promma, who lost his job as deputy agriculture and cooperatives minister in the latest cabinet reshuffle, has warned that stripping him of the cabinet post could cost the ruling Phueu Thai Party its victory in the next poll.
What to do about weed?
News, Published on 27/04/2024
» The legalisation of cannabis was recently back in the spotlight, threatening to test the coalition government’s unity.
Xi to meet Blinken to steady China-US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2024
» BEIJING - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the world’s biggest economies spar on trade complaints and China's continued support for Russia.
TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» WASHINGTON: TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday the social media company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban its popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.
Pheu Thai sees Paetongtarn reviving party's fortunes
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/04/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party aims to restore its popularity at the next general election under the leadership of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose leadership skills were on Friday endorsed and warmly applauded by both her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, the party's de facto leader, and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Chiang Mai a teaser for new big rivalry
Published on 24/03/2024
» Rivalry between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the main opposition Move Forward Party was thrust into the spotlight when their respective key figures visited Chiang Mai recently.
Thaksin doing better than he should be
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2024
» As old saying goes; a picture is worth a thousand words, and one good picture tells the whole story and chain of events.
Thaksin tours old power base
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/03/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's trip to his home province of Chiang Mai on Thursday is seen as a bid to bolster the ruling Pheu Thai Party's popularity after its defeat to the more progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) in the May 14 election.
The Thaksin factor in Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/03/2024
» Thai politics in the near term will likely be dominated by the fate of the two largest vote winners from the general election in May 2023, the Move Forward (MFP) and Pheu Thai parties. While the MFP is at risk of another dissolution, the same as its predecessor Future Forward Party suffered in 2020, Pheu Thai's political future appears to hinge on Thaksin Shinawatra and his return from exile in what is believed to be a deal that follows the assumption of the premiership under Srettha Thavisin, and for Thaksin, a royal pardon and early release on parole.