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PPRP has tough election road ahead
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/10/2022
» The Constitutional Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue to serve the country as PM was hardly a surprise.
Weed bill opens coalition rifts before poll
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/09/2022
» Now that the government is on the last lap of its present tenure, with the next election on the horizon, politicians are rolling up their sleeves ahead of a renewed political battle for hearts and minds.
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.
Good leaders always know when to quit
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/08/2022
» The political temperature is rising ahead of Aug 24 -- a date that will likely decide the fate of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's political career, as well as the country's future political landscape.
Pheu Thai vows to fix economy
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/08/2022
» With its sights set on securing a landslide victory in the next general election, the opposition Pheu Thai Party wooed voters in Chiang Rai on Sunday by promising to improve the economy within six months of winning the polls.
PM's debate 'win' may prove pointless
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha survived the no-confidence debate, albeit narrowly. Yet his victory in parliament, a result of cash handouts to minnow parties and heavy bargaining, doesn't necessarily mean he and his government have won the support of the public.
Pheu Thai eyes riding red tide to victory
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/07/2022
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is emerging as the leading candidate for the premiership to breathe new life into the Pheu Thai Party, according to recent polls by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Censure debate just a bargaining tool
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/06/2022
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is bracing for a major challenge after the opposition bloc filed a motion for a censure debate on Wednesday.
Chadchart win: Nothing to do with luck
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 04/06/2022
» Chadchart Sittipunt's massive poll victory has sent political seismic waves not only to local but also to national politics.
City polls set stage for general election
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/05/2022
» After a nine-year hiatus, Bangkok residents are more than eager to decide for themselves tomorrow who should be running the capital.