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Weighing in on the election
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/05/2023
» As election campaigning entered its final lap this week, the Bangkok Post asked academics to predict the number of lower House seats each party is expected to win on Sunday, as well as the most likely post-election coalitions, and who will become the new prime minister.
Parties agree to implement civic proposals
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/04/2023
» Several political parties have said they will implement a set of policies proposed by the civic sector during a forum on Thursday if they form a government after the next general election.
Politicians make hay while the sun shines
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/12/2022
» It was a year of tumult on the political front, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's selection as sole prime ministerial candidate of the United Thai Nation Party, the Constitutional Court's ruling that Prime Minister Prayut's term still had time to run, and the landslide victory of independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt in the Bangkok governor election.
The shadow of Tuhao
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2022
» Right on cue, activist Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, went to the Election Commission on Dec 6 to file a petition calling on the poll regulator to seek the dissolution of two major parties in connection with the high-profile Chinese criminal syndicate allegedly run by businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant.
31 MPs quit House, threatening stability
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/12/2022
» Thirty-one MPs, most from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), have officially resigned from the House of Representatives, fuelling fears the void could cripple the work of the Lower House.
A treacherous lot
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/05/2022
» The next few months could be the most politically treacherous time for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha although toppling him and cutting short the life of his administration may be easier said than done.
Can Thaksin secure a pardon?
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2022
» Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted as prime minister in a 2006 coup and now lives in exile, has recently been expressing his wish to return to Thailand.
Opposition says 'no' to unity panel
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/12/2020
» The six opposition parties have refused to be part of the reconciliation process, saying the government lacks sincerity in fostering unity.
KPI reviews past reconciliation panels for House
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2020
» The King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI) is studying various reconciliation committee models and will submit a report to Parliament president Chuan Leekpai for consideration on Monday to decide on a way to resolve the recent student-led unrest, according to Woothisarn Tanchai, secretary-general of the institute.
1 MP banned, 57 cleared
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/10/2020
» The Constitutional Court yesterday disqualified a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP for breaking the law related to shareholdings in media firms.