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Pirapan vows 'action, not rhetoric'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026
» Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, is ready for a fight. As the party's No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the Feb 8 general election, he has formally declared his return to the political battlefield under a slogan that leaves little room for ambiguity: "Decisive Crisis Resolution, Transforming the Nation".
Abhisit's tricky path forward
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/11/2025
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has returned to lead the Democrat Party at one of the most difficult times in its history, with questions being raised as to whether the oldest political party can reclaim lost ground after years of decline and internal rifts before the next election.
'Group of 16' MPs poised to join BJT
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/09/2025
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin, a core leader of the political faction known as "Group of 16", confirmed that he and his team of MPs will soon join the Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party.
United Thai Nation mavericks undecided on joining Bhumjaithai
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/09/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Chomklin, who leads a group of 16 MPs in the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), said on Wednesday the bloc has yet to decide whether to join the Bhumjaithai Party as speculated or form a new party ahead of the next general election.
Pheu Thai coalition on brink
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/08/2025
» Under mounting external threats and equally pressing internal tussles, the government and the "two Shinawatras" are bracing for a decisive turning point in the next few months.
Betting on Thailand's casino bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/07/2025
» The Pheu Thai-led government is again under pressure to put on hold the controversial entertainment complex bill after Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat indicated the bill needs to be reviewed by the newly formed cabinet before proceeding with it further.
PM confirms receipt of letter from 21 MPs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/06/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra confirmed she had received the letter signed by 21 MPs of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party calling for a reshuffle within the coalition party's ministerial quota.
Anutin denies rift in coalition
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed rumours of an impending cabinet reshuffle amid reports of a growing rift between the "red" and "blue" factions within the government coalition.
Cheaper electricity touted
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has hinted at the possibility of bringing household electricity costs down after her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said that the price could be reduced to 3.70 baht per unit this year, from 4.15 baht now.
No cabinet changes yet, Phumtham insists
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/01/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said the coalition parties remain united and dismissed rumours about a cabinet reshuffle as groundless.