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Politics could dim investment
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/08/2023
» Though Thailand remains an attractive destination for investments, political uncertainties and delays in forming a new government could lead to a loss of investor confidence and hesitation to commit capital here, says a Thai unit of the France-based global insurer Axa Group.
Wissanu 'done with politics'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/08/2023
» Outgoing deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said he will no longer be involved in politics after the new government takes office.
Politics, parties and PMs
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/12/2023
» With 2024 fast approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' takes a look back at five top political stories that captivated and intrigued the nation over the past year.
Politics is like a virus
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/03/2020
» Two major issues that dominate the front-page news and our attention daily are the outbreak of Covid-19 and the deterioration of the political situation. Somehow both matters share something in common.
Petty politics and Covid-19
Asia focus, Published on 20/04/2020
» Despite its proximity to China, Taiwan boasts one of the lowest Covid-19 infection rates in the world -- just 395 cases and six deaths in a population of 24 million -- thanks to its timely early response. Most students are still going to schools, restaurants are serving diners and people are working out in gyms.
'No politics' in decree stretch
News, Published on 26/05/2020
» Forestalling a second wave of infections, and not politics, is behind the government's need to extend enforcement of the emergency decree as lockdown measures are set to loosen up, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
JSCCIB: Politics could hurt rehabilitation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/07/2020
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is worried political infighting could hinder the roll-out of economic rehabilitation plans, especially if there are major reshuffles in ministries overseeing the economy.
When is 'too much politics'?
News, Published on 01/08/2020
» There is bound to be a debate on how much politics a political party is involved in is considered too much.
Politics of exclusion must end
Oped, Published on 22/10/2020
» As we approach the November general election, it is essential that we learn from the tragic mistakes in our history if the present peace and reform process is to succeed. During the hasty countdown to independence in 1948, a non-inclusive Panglong conference took place and, subsequently, not all parties contested elections to a constituent assembly that drew up the country's new constitution. Our newly formed state thus became independent without solving vital political and ethnic issues. Within a year unrest and conflict had broken out across the country.
A fraught year in politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2020
» It is often said that Thailand resolves around political events. Here are the five most dynamic and attention-grabbing stories — the youth-led, anti-government protests, the Future Forward Party’s spectacular fall, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha surviving the Constitutional Court’s rulings that threatened to deliver the death warrant on his premiership, the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections held for the first time in six years and the internal turbulence experienced by the main opposition Pheu Thai Party — which have left their mark this year.