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Divided cabinet faces tough tests
Published on 03/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has completed his first task of putting together a cabinet which received royal endorsement on Saturday but questions remain as to whether he is putting the right people in the right jobs.
Elite Card price to be increased by 50%
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/08/2023
» Thailand Elite Card is preparing to raise its minimum membership price by 50% to 900,000 baht, from 600,000 baht.
Thawee Sodsong elected new Prachachat Party leader
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2023
» Pol Col Thawee Sodsong, the Prachachat Party secretary-general and list MP, has been elected as the new leader of the party, succeeding Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.
Thaksin redux
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2023
» Re: "Former PM starts 8-year jail term in hospital", (BP, Aug 23).
New government forms, but at what cost?
News, Published on 23/08/2023
» Thai politics is entering a new chapter as the colour-coded political divide which has polarised the country for several years is expected to end after Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin won parliament's endorsement to become the country's 30th prime minister on Tuesday.
House speaker row hurts coalition unity
News, Published on 02/07/2023
» Academics and politicians believe the battle for the House speaker position between the Pheu Thai Party and the Move Forward Party (MFP) will undermine unity among the eight parties seeking to form a coalition government.
Move Forward's fortunes still up in the air
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/06/2023
» The Election Commission's (EC) endorsement of all 500 MPs-elect has paved the way for parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister.
Conflicting values
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/06/2023
» Re: "Slippery stuff" and "Prophetic talk", (PostBag, June 22) and "Yok as a political prisoner", (Editorial, June 19).
Prayut hints his time as PM is over
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/06/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made remarks on Tuesday suggesting he sees little opportunity for him returning to power for another term.
And the winner is — Thai Buddhism
Oped, Published on 31/05/2023
» Having followed Thai politics rather closely since the 1960s, I suggest that the best explanation for the results of the recent May 14 election is Thai Buddhism.