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Srettha Thavisin rejects graft claims, promises poverty action
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin says he wants to tackle poverty and inequality, as he fends off corruption allegations ahead of a confirmation vote next week.
One family, five candidates: dynasties rule rural Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» They are one of several families woven into the fabric of Thai politics — the most famous of which is the Shinawatras, whose patriarch Thaksin was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 and continues to loom large from exile abroad.
Myanmar junta prepares for poll, raising fears of more bloodshed
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar's short-lived democratic experiment, the country's military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on.
Thousands rally against Myanmar junta, calling for 'spring revolution'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» YANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters marched in Myanmar Sunday, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime.
Protest parallels in Thailand and Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» Hong Kong and Thailand have both seen their streets filled with protesters daring to take on an entrenched political elite, and to discuss once-taboo subjects in their push for greater freedoms.
Timeline: Thailand's turbulent political history
AFP, Published on 24/03/2019
» The country's election Sunday is the first since a 2014 coup. Here is a brief look at two turbulent decades in Thai politics.
Vote banks and cash top-ups: political loyalty up for grabs
AFP, Published on 17/03/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: In his final days as a "Red Shirt" rabble-rouser Suporn "Rambo Isaan" Attawong urged farmers to take up martial arts in defence of Thai democracy as a coup loomed.
In cosmic chaos, Thai politicians turn to clairvoyants
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» A hand-drawn map of constellations and planetary orbits shows Thailand in the throes of a "gateway" year of change, says astrologer Pinyo Pongcharoen -- one of a legion of fortune tellers sought out by politicians in chaotic and unpredictable times.
Princess Ubolratana disqualified from list of candidates for PM
AFP, Published on 11/02/2019
» Princess Ubolratana was on Monday formally disqualified for running for prime minister, ending her brief and ill-fated political union with a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan, just days after a stern royal command rebuking her candidacy was issued by her brother, the king.
Greeted, trolled and flamed: Prayut on Facebook
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received what seemed like a year's full of social media 'welcomes' as he opened new accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Monday.