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Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government will proceed with its plan to auction off the rice from Yingluck Shinawatra's pledging scheme that had been stored in two warehouses in Surin for 10 years, after a laboratory test result showed that the rice is still safe for consumption.
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/01/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday delivered an impassioned case for why he would seek to return to Government House as he officially joined the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) -- a move that sealed his position as the party's prime ministerial candidate.
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/08/2022
» The charter court’s decision to suspend Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit as prime minister could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and surviving many censure debates during the past three years, the onerous eight-year-tenure issue will soon be resolved.
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/04/2022
» With the sex scandal involving Prinn Panitchpakdi, formerly a rising star of the Democrats, coming to light, the country's oldest political party has plunged into an abyss.
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 29/01/2022
» The infighting in the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) that resulted in the purge of Capt Thamanat Prompow and 20 other politicians in his pocket has shaken the Prayut Chan-o-cha coalition government's stability.
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/07/2021
» The harsh words by MC Chulcherm Yugala, a staunch royalist, against the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, denouncing its poor handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, have stunned political observers and supporters of the prime minister. Given his senior royal status, the prince's criticism has triggered wild speculation over a possible new prime minister endorsed by the palace.
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/07/2021
» The poor performance of the state in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, with record numbers of infections almost every day, has stripped Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government of the public's confidence.
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/12/2019
» The powers that be should not underestimate the "flash mob", the first street protest since the March 24 elections, organised last week by the opposition Future Forward Party (FFP). On the surface, the incident may stem from the resentment of FFP and its supporters over the Election Commission's (EC) move to have the new party dissolved, but it cannot be denied there are also many elements that echo dismay with the coup and subsequent election.