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United Thai Nation founder says leader Pirapan unfit for cabinet role
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/06/2025
» The founder of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party on Monday opposed the appointment of party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga as a cabinet member in the upcoming reshuffle, saying he was ethically unfit to hold the post.
Senate rejects charter court picks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 19/03/2025
» The Senate has rejected two high-profile picks for the Constitutional Court -- one for supporting a lese majeste law amendment and the other for not being a preferred choice of the majority of senators.
Senate poses risk to political reform
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/07/2024
» The political dust has settled, as the new Senate was successfully installed this week. Yet, looking at the components of the upper chamber, a new kind of politics still seems like a distant dream.
Election Commission charges 'ineligible' MP
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/04/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) has decided to take legal action against former Move Forward Party (MFP) MP for Rayong Nakhonchai Khunnarong and demanded he pay for a by-election after finding him ineligible to run for a House seat.
Scandal-hit police in need of reform
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/10/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have plunged to a new low as the race for the top job by the big shots, Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol and his rival Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn, has turned ugly. The latest drama, which started with a raid on Pol Gen Surachate's house on Sept 25 by the Police Cyber Taskforce unit, shocked Thai society.
Tough times ahead for MFP and Pita
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/06/2023
» As the old powers play hardball, the road to Government House for the Move Forward party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat remains rough. The MFP won the most votes, 14.4 million of them, in the May 14 election, but its fate still hangs in the air.
Suspension leaves PM down but not out
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.
Oath gaffe a costly lesson for Prayut
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/08/2019
» While the royal blessing has appeared to ease pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over his incomplete oath-taking, his predicament is still ongoing.