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NRSA gangs up on Alongkorn
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/07/2016
» Alongkorn Ponlaboot, a deputy chairman of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), came under fire yesterday from colleagues accusing him of being a loose canon and abusing his position for political gain.
All eyes on charter vote 'tipping point'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/05/2016
» As the country marks Sunday's second anniversary of the coup that brought the military to power, the clock is ticking towards a crucial test of the regime's support.
Regime fails to hit unity goal
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/05/2016
» Having set itself a goal to restore national unity since seizing power almost two years ago, the military regime appears to have fallen short and its persistent use of "special powers" will only perpetuate political conflicts, critics say.
Axeing Somchai case risky, says DPM
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/04/2016
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has warned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against withdrawing a court case involving the Somchai Wongsawat government's dispersal of yellow-shirt protesters in 2008.
Thaksin, Yingluck 'court foreign media sympathy'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/02/2016
» Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, along with his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, also an ex-premier, are exploiting the foreign media to ratchet up global pressure on the military government, a Pheu Thai source says.
Khunying Sudarat slams draft charter
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/02/2016
» The draft charter is giving independent agencies too much power to monitor or reject policies floated to woo voters during election campaigns, says Khunying Sudarat Keyurapan, the former deputy leader of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party.
Anxious Abhisit picks holes in draft charter
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 11/02/2016
» In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said he was concerned about a provisional clause in the draft charter which retains the special and sweeping powers of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under Section 44, even after the general election.
Decisive year ahead
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 04/01/2016
» Bread and butter issues remain critical to the government's fate this year, with its handling of the economy likely to influence the referendum on the draft charter and perhaps even its mid-2017 promise of a return to democracy.
Surin denies Democrat Party leadership bid
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/01/2016
» Surin Pitsuwan, former Asean secretary-general, has denied a press report he intends running for leadership of the Democrat Party, nurtured by an ambition to be prime minister.
Red-shirt publicity stunt earns regime ire
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/12/2015
» Red-shirt leaders Natthawut Saikuar and Jatuporn Prompan seem to have succeeded in making the military fall into their political publicity trap, engineering their own arrest as they set off to visit Rajabhakti Park, the centre of a corruption scandal hitting the government. However, the red-shirt pair are unlikely to have the last laugh.