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EC to monitor Pheu Thai, Thaksin meet
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/11/2018
» The Election Commission (EC) is keeping a close watch on Pheu Thai Party members who will reportedly meet former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Singapore, its secretary-general Jarungvith Phumma said.
Sri Lanka parliament sacks Rajapakse, leaving power vacuum
AFP, Published on 14/11/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday voted out the bitterly disputed government of former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, removing one controversial figure but leaving the country in a power vacuum.
Pressure to redevelop condos calls for law reforms
Published on 14/11/2018
» Next year marks the 40th year anniversary of the 1979 Condominium Act, allowing the sale of "strata title" condominiums in Thailand, and now there are over 700,000 completed condominium units in Bangkok and its vicinities.
'Democracy' at odds with people's concerns in Sri Lanka
Asia focus, Published on 12/11/2018
» After Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced the shock decision on Oct 26 to appoint his longtime political foe Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister, Western diplomats and the international media expressed outrage at what they perceived as "lack of respect for democratic institutions".
New poll rules upset Pheu Thai Party
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/11/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party is struggling to circumvent the ''headaches'' posed by a new voting system which will put it at a disadvantage in the next general election.
Sri Lankan president calls for snap vote
Published on 10/11/2018
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president has dissolved Parliament and called for elections on Jan 5 in a bid to stave off a deepening crisis over his dismissal of the prime minister that opponents say is unconstitutional.
About politics
News, Published on 10/11/2018
» Poll delay fears resurface with election watchdog due to meet parties this month v New political outfit Thai Raksa Chart seen as 'safety net' for Pheu Thai Party v Abhisit tipped for re-election as Democrat Party chief after e-vote landslide
Sri Lanka crisis: president dissolves parliament
AFP, Published on 10/11/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday dissolved parliament in a gamble that a new election will get backing for his preferred candidate as prime minister over an ousted premier who has refused to give up, a minister told AFP.
Somsak turns his back on politics, abandons party
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/11/2018
» Veteran politician for Ang Thong, Somsak Prissanananthakul, has turned his back on politics and severed his longstanding ties to the Chartthaipattana Party (CTP) as speculation grows about his two sons' future with the party.
Election Commission has final say on election date, says CDC
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/11/2018
» The authority to set the election date rests with the Election Commission (EC), not the government, which is a departure from the previous constitution, according to a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC).