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A fraught year in politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2020
» It is often said that Thailand resolves around political events. Here are the five most dynamic and attention-grabbing stories — the youth-led, anti-government protests, the Future Forward Party’s spectacular fall, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha surviving the Constitutional Court’s rulings that threatened to deliver the death warrant on his premiership, the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections held for the first time in six years and the internal turbulence experienced by the main opposition Pheu Thai Party — which have left their mark this year.
Drum rolls for a most elusive poll
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2018
» The drum rolled as political parties lost no time preparing to campaign for the much-anticipated election, which has been confirmed for Feb 24 despite previously deep-seated doubts about when it would be held. Parties, however, insisted that there was no level playing field given the rise of the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), which has been attacked for gaining an unfair political advantage with its top executives concurrently holding ministerial posts.
Yaowapa ditches Pheu Thai, exits politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/04/2018
» Yaowapa Wongsawat, the sister of two ousted prime ministers, has left the Pheu Thai Party and quit politics, according to her husband Somchai Wongsawat.
Grassroots activism spurs Dao Din
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/03/2018
» The last public appearance of anti-coup student Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, widely known as Pai Dao Din, was in 2017 when he was sentenced for lese majeste, added to his sentence for protesting against the then-draft constitution.