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Thaksin's down, but don't rule him out
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/02/2025
» Love him or hate him, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still a force to be reckoned with.
Stop the party snoops
News, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2025
» Ahead of the upcoming nationwide local elections on Feb 1, troubling signs of state power being wielded for political advantage are emerging. The government and the Interior Ministry, in charge of state mechanisms, cannot evade responsibility to ensure a fair and transparent electoral process.
Top political stories of 2024: A year of political trouble and turmoil
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/12/2024
» With 2025 fast approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' takes a look at five of the top political stories that intrigued the nation over the past 12 months.
Bare-knuckle politics
News, Published on 14/12/2024
» For a long time, local elections had been trivialised and dismissed as an insignificant gauge of public opinion.
Failure of lese majeste bid 'disappointing'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/10/2024
» Chaithawat Tulathon, the ex-leader of the now-defunct Move Forward Party, on Friday expressed disappointment after the House rejected the proposal to include lese majeste in the list of offences that would be pardoned under a new political amnesty bill.
House rejects S112 inclusion
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/10/2024
» The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected the proposal to include lese majeste in the list of offences that would be pardoned under a new political amnesty bill, with 270 MPs voting against the offence's inclusion, while 152 voted to support the push.
Looking over their shoulder
News, Published on 24/08/2024
» An air of uncertainty has surrounded the People's Party (PP) barely two days since it became the rescue vessel for MPs from the dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP).
Hurdles for new party
News, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2024
» A few days after the Move Forward Party (MFP) was dissolved, it proved its resilience by transforming into the People's Party. There were no political cobras or traitors, as previously speculated. Meanwhile, MP Nattaphong Reungpanyawut took the MFP baton from Chaitawat Tulathon with a small executive team.
Srettha, MFP face reckoning
News, Mongkol Bangprap & Achairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/07/2024
» The political temperature is expected to rise next month as the Constitutional Court will rule on two high-profile cases that will decide the fate of the main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Activists push for inclusion of S112 cases
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/06/2024
» Two political groups have petitioned the special House committee studying proposals related to a new amnesty bill to ensure violations of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, will be included.