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Prayut 'willing' to be outsider PM
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/04/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has admitted for the first time he could be "outsider premier" after the general election scheduled to take place in February next year.
Prayut orders close watch on protesters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered security forces to closely monitor political groups which are currently launching campaigns to unseat the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), according to a government spokesman.
Regime under fire as it rains cash on villagers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/03/2018
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government plans to inject 30 billion baht into more than 82,000 villages nationwide amid criticism it is aiming to score political points ahead of the general election that is expected next February.
Nitirat chief warns of new 'Black May'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/03/2018
» Thammasat law lecturer and Nitirat group leader Worachet Pakeerut has warned against appointing an outsider prime minister after the election, saying the country should have learnt its lesson after the bloodshed of Black May in 1992.
Succession battle
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/02/2018
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan to succeed as Pheu Thai leader, said a well-placed source within the party.
Polls tell Prawit it's time to go
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has come under renewed pressure over his luxury watch collection as petitions and online polls have been launched asking people if they think he should resign.
Give me just a little more time
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appealed to the public to let him stay on in power to "continue laying the foundations for the country," even though he gave no indication of how long he intends to remain in charge.
Election date not promised
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to clarify whether the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will step down from power after the February 2019 general election.
PM insists: Prawit's case 'a personal matter'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has fully defended his deputy Gen Prawit Wongsuwon who is under heavy public pressure concerning his collection of luxury wristwatches.
Is Thailand's new welfare state financially sustainable?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2017
» Greying Thailand is taking better care of its people but costs are rising & sustainability is becoming a bigger issue.