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Timeline: Ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's life in politics
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2024
» Thailand's controversial billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after serving six months in detention.
Election Commission urged to ban 'deviant' politicians
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/11/2023
» The Friends of Women Foundation and its allies are calling on the Election Commission (EC) to work with parliament to jointly draft a new code of ethics that will bar candidates accused of sexual harassment or assault from participating in politics.
Thaksin supporters revel in grand homecoming
Published on 23/08/2023
» Moments of joy were shared among red-shirt supporters of the Pheu Thai Party when they saw former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra step out of the terminal of Don Mueang Airport on Tuesday at around 9.30am.
Assault case sparks UTN campaign
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2023
» The United Thai Nation Party (UTN) launched a campaign on Thursday calling for an end to violence against women after an MP from the Move Forward Party (MFP) was accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend.
Shaking up conscription
News, Published on 11/05/2023
» Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.
Pheu Thai turns its attention to social media users
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/04/2023
» Pheu Thai candidates are being told to engage more with voters through social media platforms to maintain the party's edge ahead of the election.
Former red-shirt bosses want death probes sped up
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2023
» Former red-shirt leaders on Monday called on national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas to speed up investigations into the deaths of red-shirt protesters during their 2010 clashes with the military.
Parties told to vet members more strictly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2022
» A network of civil groups on Thursday stepped up calls for political parties to tighten the potential election candidate screening process after a Move Forward Party (MFP) Bangkok city councillor became embroiled in a sex scandal.
No cakewalk seen for Prayut in next election
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2021
» Politicians are gearing up for a possible general election next year, even though Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insists his military-backed coalition government will complete its four-year term in 2023.
A question of timing
News, Published on 09/10/2021
» Luck hasn't been on the opposition's side and it could be exhausting the options available to it in seeking to unseat the prime minister and the government.