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Prawit defends Senate picks
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Wednesday defended the regime's choice of senators, 101 of whom have military and police backgrounds.
Prawit shrugs off Senate picks criticism
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/05/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday defended the regime's choice of senators, 101 of whom have military and police backgrounds.
Tax structure changed to 6 fuel types for 'flexibility'
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/05/2019
» The Excise Department has tweaked the biodiesel excise tax structure by expanding the fuel brackets to six from two to provide flexibility for manufacturers, in line with efforts to thin the nation's palm oil supply.
Prayut wants extended control of security ministries
Published on 17/05/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he wants to control the Defence and Interior ministries in the next government to ensure national progress, while the Pheu Thai Party has stepped up efforts to block his path to extended power.
PM's mood belies grim reality
News, Published on 18/05/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was in an unusually fine mood on Wednesday despite talks in political inner circles that the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) was struggling to build a coalition of parties large enough to form the next government.
Prawit evasive as senators accused of picking themselves
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2019
» Embattled Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Fridayy it was up to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to decide whether to reveal the names of the panellists responsible for picking senators.
Palang Pracharath 'closer' to coalition
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/05/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is edging closer to reclaiming the premiership as the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has struck initial deals with the Bhumjaithai and Democrat parties, which will likely be offered key cabinet posts.
Failing to heed history
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/05/2019
» You've got to hand it to Ekachai Hongkangwan. Like him or not, the man keeps coming back for more.
PPRP 'seals deal' to form coalition govt
News, Published on 24/05/2019
» The political dust has begun to settle with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) well on its way to leading the next government, joined by the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties, according to military sources.
5 years backwards under military rule
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/05/2019
» Now that five years have elapsed since Thailand's last military coup, it is an opportune juncture to take stock of where the country is heading. When it seized power in May 2014, the military junta, known as the National Council for Peace and Order, initially had legitimacy from royal ascent and broad approval from its restoration of stability and order after more than half a year of street protests in Bangkok by the People's Democratic Reform Committee that was intent on overthrowing the Pheu Thai government.