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Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2023
» The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2021
» A steel tycoon is setting up a new party as an alternative to the military-backed establishment and anti-government protesters, seeking to appeal to what he called a “silent majority” alienated by the festering political divide.
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2021
» Members of the military-backed ruling party asked the Election Commission to start a probe that could disband the main competition ahead of a vote expected in early 2022.
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/02/2021
» Pro-democracy groups have vowed to intensify their protests calling for monarchy reform and a new constitution, a day after a Bangkok court sent four of their leaders into pretrial detention on royal defamation charges.
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2021
» A reconciliation committee formed by the Thai parliament speaker to resolve issues raised by anti-government protesters was packed with politicians from the ruling coalition and military-appointed senators.
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2020
» Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered outside the main office of the nation’s most valuable lender, in which the Crown Property Bureau is the biggest shareholder, as they push for more transparency and accountability from the monarchy.
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/10/2020
» The Cabinet has backed a proposal from lawmakers to convene a special session of the parliament to discuss anti-government protests that have swept the nation’s capital and other major cities in the past week.
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2020
» In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2020
» Hong Kong police dispersed more than 100 protesters in a city mall after they occupied a couple of floors in defiance of a government law banning gatherings of more than four people.
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/06/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has touted his crackdown on fishing industry abuses as a success, but disgruntled fishermen are now mulling mass protests against laws they describe as too harsh.