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The more things change
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2019
» After a series of false promises on a general election, Thailand is scheduled to hold one on March 24 after more than four years of military rule.
About Politics
News, Published on 25/11/2017
» Who will be in the race for next year's election? We look at the frontrunners v Critics attack new voting system claiming it is 'contradictory' v Pundits accuse regime of wheeling out welfare cards to boost popularity before poll
Defence insists it is a lean outfit
News, Published on 21/02/2019
» The Defence Ministry has leapt to the defence of its spending, producing budget figures yesterday as proof of its "transparency" amid a furore over a proposal for defence budget cuts put forward by the Pheu Thai Party as its campaign policy.
Senators coy over PM pick vote
News, Published on 13/05/2023
» Senators will wait for the outcome of Sunday's election before deciding to cast their votes for the next prime minister, they said, while expressing their readiness to support a candidate from whichever party that wins the most House seats.
Red shirts plead guilty to violence
News, Published on 28/09/2019
» Four red-shirt co-leaders have pleaded guilty for their roles in a violent 2007 protest outside the home of the late Privy Council president, Prem Tinsulanonda, apparently hoping the Supreme Court will give them clemency and a less severe punishment.
Political 'cobras' are poisoning our democracy
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/04/2019
» People who are familiar with Thai politics must know the metaphor ngu hao, literally cobra, which implies betrayal, dirty political games and bargaining.
Pheu Thai's Anudith is no puppet
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/12/2019
» It is undeniable that the role and image of the Pheu Thai Party -- perceived as an offshoot of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party which was founded by former PM Thaksin Shinawatra -- has improved.
Apirat attacks Pheu Thai's call to cut defence budget
News, Published on 19/02/2019
» Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong voiced strong opposition Monday to the Pheu Thai Party's plan to cut the defence budget and use the money saved to promote young entrepreneurs.
'I would die for this country': Prayut
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stole the show on Friday on the last day of election campaign rallies when he appeared on the Palang Pracharath Party's (PPRP) rally stage to the surprise of cheering crowds at Thephasdin Stadium near the National Stadium in Bangkok.
Show of politics
News, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2019
» Re: "Voters told to focus on promises", (BP, Feb 25).