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Will ACT see Suthep's dreams come true?
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 30/05/2018
» The successful registration last week of the Ruamphalang Prachachartthai Party, or the Action Coalition for Thailand (ACT), is seen as symbolising the commitment of protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, the party's de facto leader, to reinvent Thai politics and push for national reforms.
Navy Seal ditches politics for paddy
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 19/08/2017
» A retired vice admiral who fought a battle on the Bangkok streets at the height of the anti-Yingluck Shinawatra protest more than three years ago has vowed to live by his personal motto: "I cannot stand watching people get harmed."
Chiang Rai 'won't blow up the Mekong'
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 03/02/2017
» Chiang Rai: The governor of this northern province insists the government has no plans to blast rapids and rocky outcrops in the Mekong River amid staunch resistance from local residents.
Suthep in talks with Prayuth ‘since 2010’
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 23/06/2014
» People’s Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban has been advising the junta chief on how to unseat the Thaksin regime since 2010, Mr Suthep revealed at the weekend.
Protests turn a page for editor
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 28/03/2014
» The anti-government protests have lit the fire of political activism for one magazine editor who finds that everything he touches turns to gold for the fund-raising activities that are helping to finance the mass movement.
Kwanchai attack puzzles
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 24/01/2014
» Speculation is rife as to the motive for the gun attack on Kwanchai Praipana, a leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), in the northeastern province of Udon Thani.
The rise of the 'third hand'
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/01/2014
» Political rallies often give a chance for groups who believe violence can play a role in determining outcomes to step into the frame.
Suthep gambles all
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 16/11/2013
» Suthep Thaugsuban's resignation as a Democrat Party MP for Surat Thani to lead an all-out protest against the controversial blanket amnesty bill is one of the defining moments of a political career spanning more than three decades.
One man's fight to save Phuket
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 26/10/2013
» Battling vice sometimes requires more than just the enforcement of the law; the power of coordination can also be helpful, as businessman Chart Chindapol has learned. Mr Chart, a businessman and adviser to the government's trade representative, feels one does not always have to jump to the front of the stage to get things done.
Government intent on sapping will of rubber demonstrators
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 06/09/2013
» The government's tough stance on demands for a rubber price guarantee from southern rubber farmers stems from a belief it can win by adopting a divide-and-rule tactic.