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Prayut's victory receives mixed reactions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/06/2019
» People have had widely divergent reactions to Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's victory in the June 5 vote to decide the new prime minister, according to a survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida, yesterday.
Dems meet Tuesday on PM pick
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/06/2019
» Democrat MPs and executives will meet on Tuesday to decide how the party MPs will vote in the prime ministerial selection in parliament timed for the next day, party spokesman Rames Ratanachaweng says.
High turnout expected for Sunday vote
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2019
» Thais are keenly awaiting the first general election in eight years on Sunday, with many of them expressing hope that a post-junta government will somehow bridge the nation's political divide that has existed for years.
Malaysia pardon board to meet on Wednesday
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be released soon after the Royal Pardon Board meets on Wednesday, his party said Monday, putting him in position to become prime minister just as soon as he can secure a seat in parliament.
Myanmar to select new president Wednesday
Published on 26/03/2018
» YANGON: The Myanmar parliament will select a new president on Wednesday, with lawmakers choosing among three vice presidents for the successor to Htin Kyaw, the country's civilian president who resigned last week.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang re-elected, but influence may wane
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2018
» BEIJING: Li Keqiang was re-elected for a second five-year term as China's premier by the National People's Congress on Sunday, although it is believed that he will have less influence within the government.
US shutdown Day 2: The blame game
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.
Rough road ahead
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/01/2018
» The general prime minister, aka the politician who used to be a soldier, is strolling into a battleground and exhibits no sign he is aware of it.
Most thais 'look forward to democracy'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2018
» Most people want an elected prime minister rather than an non-elected one after the next general, a survey has revealed.
Election bill delay condemned
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2018
» Politicians have roundly condemned the decision of a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) panel to tweak an election-related organic law that could push the polling date into next year.