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Nuttaphong floated as Pheu Thai pick for PM
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/09/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has hinted at its intention to approach Nuttaphong Kunakornwong, a son-in-law of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whom many supporters now want to see named as a party prime ministerial candidate in the next general election.
Thailand has human rights role to play
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/11/2024
» The recent election of Thailand to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is, in a sense, a cause for elation. Yet it also comes with the responsibility of proving to the global/local community that the country can set an example for good practices and propel the HRC to take effective action on key matters based on international standards. This is daunting in a world of multi-and-mini polarities and poly-crises.
China and fulcrum of peace, security
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 12/09/2024
» How sanguine should the international observer be towards the relationship between China, peace and security? While the country's integration into the international commercial system via the World Trade Organization has opened the door to rules-based discourse and a multilateral dispute settlement system, despite major commercial rivalries, the domain of peace and security presents a more precarious and ambivalent affair. Yet, here again, there is variability in that relationship, which militates against too broad of a generalisation.
Multilateralism in a fractured world
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 06/06/2024
» Multilateralism lies at the heart of international relations as an enabler of states to converge in an ever-changing world. It is closely linked with the United Nations (UN), setting in motion a rules-based system, embracing international peace and security anchored on international law.
More than 100,000 monks issued with smart ID cards
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/03/2024
» More than 100,000 Buddhist monks have been issued smart ID cards containing essential details about their monkhood for easy tracing, according to Prime Minister's Office Minister Puangpet Chunlaiad.
Rescue expands as 4 more die
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/10/2023
» Four more Thai nationals have been killed in the Israel-Hamas violence, bringing the Thai death toll to 28 with 16 wounded and 17 others held hostage, according to the prime minister.
Three more Thais dead, as PM insists on neutral war stance
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 15/10/2023
» Three more Thais working in Israel have been killed since Hamas launched its large-scale attack on Oct 7.
Paetongtarn hits back at critics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/02/2023
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai Party's chief adviser on public participation and innovation, on Friday said she is ready to be the kingdom's next prime minister if given the chance.
Prayut hits back at triads jibe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/02/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday hit back at the opposition over the granting of Thai citizenship to Chinese-born businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, saying it was the Yingluck Shinawatra government that endorsed his naturalisation.
Ukraine, the UN and the ties that bind
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/01/2023
» The United Nations (UN) represents the pinnacle of the post-Second World War system. But just how effective is it today in the face of the crisis facing Ukraine, triggered by its next door neighbour Russia?