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Thai House dissolution timeframe confirmed
News, Published on 19/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed that the House of Representatives will be dissolved four months after the government delivers its policy statement to parliament.
Department of Land 'should respect court ruling'
News, Published on 19/09/2025
» Veteran Pheu Thai politician Phumtham Wechayachai is questioning the Department of Land's decision to suspend the revocation of title certificates in the long-running Khao Kradong land dispute, saying the department must respect the order to return the land to the state.
Defections test government pact
Oped, Published on 18/09/2025
» About 50 national and local politicians from the southern province of Chumphon on Wednesday defected from the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) to the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP), raising questions about whether the ruling party can still honour its agreement not to form a majority government.
Fixing a tarnished brand
Published on 14/09/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's return to jail has triggered uncertainty about the Pheu Thai Party's direction, its unity, and its ability to maintain its standing at the polls.
Pheu Thai to discuss charter rewrite
Published on 13/09/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party's legal team is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the framework for drafting a new constitution, according to deputy leader Chousak Sirinil.
Thaksin in jail 'hurts aura, may save party'
News, Published on 10/09/2025
» Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling that sent former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to jail to serve a one-year prison term weakens the former premier's immediate influence in politics, but it could paradoxically provide a path for Pheu Thai to survive -- if the party can reinvent itself without his direct dominance.
Anutin gears up to lead
News, Published on 05/09/2025
» Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul is poised to be elected prime minister and reclaim the interior minister post once endorsed in Friday's vote.
Pheu Thai's high-risk strategy spells disaster, academic says
News, Published on 04/09/2025
» Political scientists have raised concerns over the spate of political manoeuvring that has broken out, with the Pheu Thai Party moving to dissolve the House and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul's bid to form a new government, warning that the former strategy carries serious risks while the latter faces fewer legal hurdles.
Govt faces ICC dilemma
Published on 24/08/2025
» Prominent Thai legal scholars and foreign affairs experts have advised the government to pursue an indirect legal route if it intends to bring war crimes charges against Cambodian leaders.
Crisis of governance
News, Published on 18/08/2025
» As tensions along the Thai–Cambodian border continue, the Pheu Thai-led government faces one of its most pressing internal crises in recent memory. Thailand finds itself in a state of "headless" governance, with both the premiership and the defence portfolio effectively leaderless at a time when national security requires coherent direction.