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    Prawit manoeuvres for his political life

    Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/01/2023

    » Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, in his capacity as leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has rebranded the ruling party from being conservative right-winged to more liberal, using reconciliation and an end to colour-coded conflict discourse as a selling point.

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    Be careful, Prawit

    News, Editorial, Published on 17/10/2022

    » Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon is expected to be among the prime ministerial candidates nominated by the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) in next year's general election, expected in May.

  • OPINION

    Timely for Prawit to get boot from panel

    News, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2018

    » It is the right decision for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to remove Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- who is being probed over his luxury wristwatch scandal -- from the National Anti-Corruption Committee, a body established by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to regulate, coordinate and monitor corruption prevention and elimination efforts by all government agencies.

  • OPINION

    Prawit's joke in bad taste

    News, Editorial, Published on 18/01/2019

    » As one of the country's leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon should be keen to avoid bad jokes, especially ones that -- due to a lack of sensitivity -- could hurt the feelings of people in mourning, not to mention embarrass Thailand diplomatically.

  • OPINION

    Prawit ushers in nepotism on the sly

    News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/05/2019

    » Many of us will understand by now why Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon was so tight-lipped over the past several months about the 194 senators that the selection committee he led was assigned to handpick. We were kept totally in the dark regarding the candidates for the posts.

  • OPINION

    Fate's clock ticking faster for Prawit, PM

    News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 17/01/2018

    » From what started as the unveiling of an undeclared Richard Mille, the luxury wristwatch scandal embroiling Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has turned into a saga of a seemingly endless list of undeclared timepieces.

  • OPINION

    Prawit lets watch saga corrode faith

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/12/2017

    » The questions are simple. Whose luxury watches are they that Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has been seen wearing? If they are his, were they legitimately acquired by money within his means? If not, how did they end up on his wrist?

  • OPINION

    Champagne corks pop in Prawit home

    Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/12/2017

    » Having declared over 87 million baht in assets to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) there is no doubt that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who has spent his entire career as a professional soldier, is a rich man.

  • OPINION

    Police job-buying scandal damages Prawit

    News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 14/06/2017

    » The reaction of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to allegations of position buying in the police force has been a major letdown to the public.

  • OPINION

    Prawit's offer less generous than it seems

    News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/02/2018

    » When the embattled deputy prime minister, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, told a group of military affairs reporters at the Ministry of Defence last Wednesday that he was ready to resign "if the people do not want me", I was hesitant to welcome his move or shower him with praise for acting as a role model for our politicians and public figures about what they should do when caught in the middle of a scandal.

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