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Litigation embroiling Thai politics
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 17/07/2023
» Thailand is faced with key cases before the judiciary and state agencies which shape not only the fate of litigants but also the political and social space surrounding them.
If Thai Politics Were Good...
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/07/2020
» A new round of student-led protests against the government erupted last Saturday in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. They demanded the dissolution of parliament, no harassment of government critics and amendments to the military-written Constitution, which they deem to secure premiership for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in elections last March. They gave the government two weeks to respond or else they would ramp up their protests.
Corruption complexities mar Thai politics
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 15/04/2019
» This summer seems hotter than usual to me, and the Songkran water splashes don't seem to cool me down at all. Well, the major culprit isn't El Nino, which is hitting the country this year, but rather the political tension that has been escalating since the March 24 election.
Thai stocks balloon as politics stabilises
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/02/2026
» Stock market investment sentiment has turned upbeat, backed by the Election Commission's (EC) endorsement of new MPs from the Feb 8 poll and the 2026 GDP upgrade by the Bank of Thailand, causing the Thai index to surpass 1,500 points on Wednesday.
Chadchart's effect on Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/05/2022
» Among the myriad of implications over Chadchart Sittipunt's thumping triumph in Bangkok's gubernatorial election last Sunday is the restoration of Thailand's self-confidence and Thais' sense of belief that tomorrow will be better than today. After years of political decay and entrenching economic stagnation stemming from societal divisions, Mr Chadchart brings into office what has been described as a "rainbow" coalition made up of people from different walks of life and political party lines, transcending the progressive and conservative sides of the political divide.
Local politics amid US-Thai relations
Oped, Brad Glosserman and Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 11/12/2020
» Among Southeast Asia's governments, Thailand's may regret the most Donald Trump's departure from the White House. The government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has benefited from the Trump administration's de-emphasis of human rights and democracy in favour of geostrategic interests. A shift in emphasis under President-elect Joe Biden's administration is likely to ensnare the Thailand-United States treaty alliance in Thai domestic politics.
The 'salim' phenomenon in Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 18/12/2020
» Few phenomena explain and underpin Thai politics more than the rise and decline of what is known pejoratively these days as salim, a metaphorical variation of salim, a Thai dessert comprising multi-coloured thin noodles served in coconut milk with crushed ice. Once socially attractive and politically fashionable, salim have gone out of vogue, looked down upon in a new era of anti-establishment protest for pro-democracy reforms under the new reign. What becomes of these pro-military royalist-conservative salim will have much to say about what will happen to Thailand's political future.
Yaowapa ditches Pheu Thai, exits politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/04/2018
» Yaowapa Wongsawat, the sister of two ousted prime ministers, has left the Pheu Thai Party and quit politics, according to her husband Somchai Wongsawat.
Suthep vows to reinvent Thai politics
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2018
» Former street protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on Saturday vowed to reinvent the political system by pushing for a political party that will serve the people's needs, not its own.