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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.
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.
Prayut would 'give UTN a boost'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/11/2022
» The United Thai Nation Party (UTN), also known as the Ruam Thai Sang Chart, is poised to do well in the next general election if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha decides to join it, academics say.
Prayut counts on his allies
News, Published on 20/02/2022
» Since assuming office in 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has faced down tough challenges including a plot to overthrow him from power in a no-confidence debate in September last year.
Thamanat's future unclear
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2021
» A question mark hangs over the political future of Thamanat Prompow, secretary-general of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), after he was accused of being behind the move to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in last week's censure debate.
'No benefit' in charter rewrite
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/06/2021
» A fresh charter amendment bid that is seen as crucial to defusing political tensions was set in motion last week, as parties in the government coalition and the opposition camp submitted 14 charter amendment bills to parliament.
Covid-battered govt 'won't call early poll': pundits
News, Published on 13/06/2021
» Talk about an early general election was spurred last week after Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha told cabinet ministers to speed up their tasks as the government had about one year left in office. He also told them to be prepared to hand over the work to the next government.
Coup is seven years old
News, Published on 23/05/2021
» Questions remain whether Thailand has made any progress or stepped backwards in the past seven years since the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) staged a coup in 2014.
Cops 'still buying top positions'
News, Published on 28/02/2021
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) needs a major overhaul to tackle the long-standing problem of position buying among police.
A coup 'won't happen again'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/09/2020
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong yesterday dismissed rumours of a coup d'etat, as the spokesman of the opposition Move Forward Party warned against a power takeover, saying public sentiment has changed.