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AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin says he wants to tackle poverty and inequality, as he fends off corruption allegations ahead of a confirmation vote next week.
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» Voters have delivered a clear rejection of nearly a decade of military-aligned rule, election results showed Monday, backing two pro-democracy opposition parties.
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» The country’s embattled prime minister will hold talks with party leaders in his ruling coalition Thursday as he seeks to control growing divisions that could lead to early elections later this year – which analysts say are likely to produce an unfavourable result for the establishment.
AFP, Published on 24/06/2021
» Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters rallied in Bangkok on Thursday to call for the government's resignation, defying warnings from authorities about the kingdom's soaring coronavirus cases.
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» Politicians and protest leaders laid floral wreaths Tuesday at a monument commemorating the anniversary of a student massacre more than 40 years ago, as survivors reflected on the younger generation's latest democracy push.
AFP, Published on 24/03/2019
» The country's election Sunday is the first since a 2014 coup. Here is a brief look at two turbulent decades in Thai politics.
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» A hand-drawn map of constellations and planetary orbits shows Thailand in the throes of a "gateway" year of change, says astrologer Pinyo Pongcharoen -- one of a legion of fortune tellers sought out by politicians in chaotic and unpredictable times.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2018
» The sons of a convicted murderer, a rural "don" who has spun a fortune from football and gun-loving provincial bigwigs -- as elections near, Thai junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is cosying up to "influential figures", a group he vowed to expunge from politics with his coup four years ago.
AFP, Published on 15/11/2015
» YANGON - Wielding an overwhelming mandate from Myanmar's voters, Aung San Suu Kyi has power in her sights after a quarter century of democratic struggle against the army, but analysts say building bridges with former military foes is vital to her success.
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» YANGON - United States President Barack Obama arrived in Rangoon on Friday to hold talks with Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, as the nation turns towards next year's elections with uncertainty over the direction of reforms.