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Thamanat targeted for impeachment over Australian criminal record
Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/05/2020
» The Move Forward Party will seek the impeachment of MP and Deputy Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompaw over his criminal record in Australia, a party spokesman said on Tuesday.
Prayut orders review of 5k cash scheme
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2020
» The government's 5,000-baht cash handout scheme has been placed under review due to a surge in complaints lodged by people claiming they were wrongly disqualified from the financial relief programme, according to the Finance Ministry.
Democracy still in peril
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2020
» As Thailand has roller-coasters through the unprecedented social and economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, many could be forgiven for forgetting that we have not yet recovered from the hangover of the military's intervention in politics -- our dysfunctional democracy in its current form.
Thamanat denies being jailed abroad
Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2020
» Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow on Thursday threatened to take legal actions against MPs of the disbanded Future Forward Party (FFP) for making false accusations against him during the censure debate.
How to stifle Thai political party system
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 25/02/2020
» No compromise is in sight for Thailand's politics where the stakes are at their highest. It is a winner-takes-all reality. The quick demise of the Future Forward Party and the 10-year ban for its key leaders, who phenomenally captured a large swath of the electorate less than a year ago on an aggressive reform agenda, bear myriad and far-reaching implications.
Conservatives claim victory in Iran polls after record low turnout
AFP, Published on 24/02/2020
» TEHRAN - Iran's conservatives claimed victory Sunday in a general election marked by the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid public anger against the government, an economic downturn and the disqualification of half the candidates.
Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» TEHRAN - Conservatives took an early lead Saturday as the first results of Iran's parliamentary election came in, boosted by a predicted low turnout following the disqualification of nearly half the candidates.
Iran dissidents urge vote boycott as leaders eye high turnout
AFP, Published on 19/02/2020
» PARIS: Opponents of Iran's theocratic leadership are urging an outright boycott of its parliamentary elections, arguing that it is anything but democratic and that casting a ballot serves only to bolster the country's Islamic rulers.
Fifa warning doesn't worry SAT boss
Sports, Published on 09/02/2020
» Sports Authority of Thailand governor Gongsak Yodmani insists that the SAT has never meddled in the Football Association of Thailand's (FAT) presidential election.
Hands off Football Association of Thailand polls, SAT told
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 08/02/2020
» Fifa has warned that any outside interference in the Football Association of Thailand's (FAT) presidential election on Wednesday could lead to the country being suspended by the world governing body of the sport.