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Daggers out in the Democrat Party
Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/08/2023
» The Democrat Party is still searching for its new leader after two failed attempts over the past two months.
Jatuporn mobilises to challenge Prayut
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 31/03/2021
» A potential faction aiming to topple Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has emerged with veteran political activist Jatuporn Prompan at the forefront -- but political analysts have expressed their doubts about its power.
Students need reality check
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 24/08/2020
» Today's students are passionate about their cause but have little knowledge of historical rallies and seem to be driven by the cyber world, Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Minister Anek Laothamatas said. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, he offered his insight into the difference between student movements of yesteryear and today's heated protests.
Thais 'yet to recover' from bloodshed, says Abhisit
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/05/2020
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he always feels a deep sadness whenever the May 19 anniversary of the 2010 protest crackdown rolls around, as it marks the culmination of one of the darkest chapters in the country's political history; a chapter that fuels bitter divisions in society to this day.
Pheu Thai unfazed by election agency probe of Thaksin meet
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/10/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party believes it can survive possible dissolution as it is now under investigation by the Election Commission (EC) over whether it violated the election law by allegedly having fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra control its affairs from abroad.
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.
Shinawatra clan faces end of a political era
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 24/01/2015
» The future looks bleak for both the Pheu Thai Party and the Shinawatra family now that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been impeached and barred from politics by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) over her role in the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme.
Regime faces early challenge
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/01/2015
» The year 2015 will be a monumental year for Thailand with a flurry of national reform and charter drafting efforts picking up speed in the next 12 months, while a decision on the impeachment of Yingluck Shinawatra could shake the military regime right at the beginning of the year.
No end in sight as street battle lands in court
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/11/2014
» The conflict between the red shirts and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban played out on the streets long before it was brought before the courts, where today no prospect of a resolution appears in sight.
'Men in black' deal red shirts a blow
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/11/2014
» The police's unveiling of the so-called "men in black" has been a game changer for red shirts embroiled in the legal consequences of 2010's political violence.