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Bright future for BJT, barring missteps
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 04/10/2025
» After delivering a policy statement in parliament early this week, the Bhumjaithai-led (BJT) coalition is now in full gear. With both populism and nationalism at play in the Thai-Cambodian conflict, the party finds its popularity surging like never before.
Anutin pushes back at Pheu Thai claims
Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has defended his exit as interior minister under the previous Pheu Thai Party-led government, stating that Pheu Thai sought to regain the ministry to increase its advantage ahead of an anticipated early election.
Moldova chooses pro-EU majority in face of Russian interference
Published on 29/09/2025
» Moldovan President Maia Sandu secured a mandate to press ahead with her agenda to steer the country into the European Union after her party won a parliamentary election, thwarting Russian efforts to halt its EU ambitions.
Opposition leader presses PM on charter change during policy statement
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/09/2025
» During Monday’s House session to announce the new government’s policy platform, opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut reminded Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to begin the constitutional rewriting process before dissolving the House in four months.
Fearing US invasion, Venezuela to hold emergency drills
AFP, Published on 27/09/2025
» CARACAS — Venezuela, on high alert over a military deployment of the United States off its coast that has stirred invasion fears, will hold disaster preparedness drills on Saturday as President Nicolas Maduro mulls invoking emergency powers.
Under-fire Brazil Senate scraps immunity bid
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday quashed a bid to expand criminal immunity for lawmakers after the proposal unleashed mass protests over the weekend.
Bhumjaithai unveils trio of Phuket poll candidates
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/09/2025
» The ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party has unveiled three candidates who will contest Phuket constituencies in the next general election, while reaffirming its ambition to capture as many as 30 seats across the South.
BJT may seek wriggle room from pact
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/09/2025
» Now that the dust has settled, it appears the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) is discreetly abandoning its promises regarding the push to rewrite the charter -- a major condition in exchange for the People's Party's (PP) support for its leader's premiership bid.
Regional leaders praise Anutin
News, Published on 09/09/2025
» Leaders across Southeast Asia have extended congratulations to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul following his election as the country's 32nd premier, underscoring the importance of continued collaboration and regional harmony.
The postwar era's first democratic authoritarian
Oped, Published on 08/09/2025
» The 78th anniversary of India's independence last month offers an opportunity to recall one of the most insidious moments in the country's post-independence history: prime minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 decision to declare an emergency and suspend civil liberties. A new book by political scientist Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India, not only revisits that fateful move, but also traces its lasting impact half a century later.