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‘Nominees’ targeted in Senate race
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/03/2014
» The caretaker government and its opponents are expected to use all tactics possible to prevent poll candidates who are “nominees” of their opposing camps from winning in the Senate election this Sunday.
Senators ‘will keep party ties’
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/03/2014
» It is likely that winners in the March 30 Senate election will still have affiliations with major political parties or those in the current caretaker government.
Dems go to court in push to oust govt
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/03/2014
» The Democrat Party is stepping up pressure on the caretaker government as it prepares fresh Constitution Court challenges against the administration.
Splits emerge in farmer movement
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/02/2014
» As the political divide worsens in Thailand, a similar split is also now apparent among farmer groups and is influencing how rice farmers are trying to get their unpaid money under the government's controversial rice-pledging programme.
Focus has moved to talks for all the wrong reasons
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 27/02/2014
» There have been a series of bomb attacks at anti-government rally sites, killing four children in Trat and Bangkok.
Pressure weighs on Yingluck
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/01/2014
» Even though caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is showing no signs of dismay in the face of the Bangkok "shutdown" campaign, her fresh attempt to engage all major players in talks to discuss the postponement of the Feb 2 general election suggests the government does not want to play the bully.
PDRC, govt walking a tightrope to avoid bloodshed
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/01/2014
» While the anti-government protest, now in its 78th day, has failed to get caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign, the protest leaders still have many cards to play.
Democrat lawmakers free to vote this Sunday
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 31/01/2014
» The Democrat Party, which is boycotting the election, is letting its members decide freely whether they will cast ballots this Sunday.
All roads lead to charter court over poll legitimacy
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 06/02/2014
» Only 45% or 19 million out of the 43 million eligible voters cast their ballots on Feb 2, a big decline compared with the 2011 poll which recorded a 75% voter turnout.
Political storm clouds are gathering
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/12/2013
» The registration of party list candidates on Monday and Tuesday failed miserably. Expect the same turmoil with the registration of MP candidates in the provinces which will take place from Saturday to next Wednesday.