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People's Party pushes Social Security overhaul
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026
» The People's Party says it will move immediately to table a sweeping overhaul of the Social Security system, proposing a new board structure that shifts authority away from the state and towards the contributors who fund it.
China military purge exposes Xi's unease
News, John J Metzler, Published on 14/02/2026
» Strange and mysterious events are transpiring inside the walls of Beijing's Forbidden City. In the massive nearby government compound Zhongnanhai there's a clear unease as Communist Party Chief and military supremo Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has shuffled the political cards in the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), by purging his two top generals.
Bhumjaithai win bodes well for conservatives
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2026
» The outcome of Thailand's latest general election has prompted intense debate among political analysts, with many concluding that the decisive victory of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) represents a triumph of the conservative camp reinforced by rising nationalist sentiment and the strategic consolidation of local political power bases, or ban yai (influential political clans).
Progressives under fire over SSO board plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2026
» The Progressive Social Security group has come under renewed scrutiny after members of the People's Party (PP) denied backing a policy that would allow migrants to sit on the Social Security Office (SSO) board, despite evidence suggesting the proposal had previously featured in the group's campaign platform.
Bloc 'must adapt plan' on Myanmar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» Thailand is calling on Asean to recalibrate its approach to Myanmar following the country's general election, warning the bloc risks losing relevance if it fails to adapt.
It could take 1 Danish soldier in Greenland
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/01/2026
» In 1910, Henry Wilson, the British army officer charged with planning for a possible war with Germany, visited the French officer doing the same job in Paris, Ferdinand Foch. The Anglo-French alliance was still a tentative, semi-secret thing, so Wilson asked Foch, "What is the smallest British military force that would be of any practical assistance to you?"
National Anti-Corruption Commission backs land claim against ex-MP
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has ruled there are grounds for claims of serious ethical misconduct against Thanaphat Kittiwongsa, a former MP for Chanthaburi from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
Myanmar poll branded a sham
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/01/2026
» Four years after Myanmar's 2021 military coup, the junta's long‑promised general election has arrived not as a democratic renewal but as a source of anger, fear and rejection among many citizens, including those living abroad.
Petition over Pheu Thai event
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2026
» Activist Srisuwan Janya on Monday filed a petition with the Election Commission (EC) seeking an investigation into Chaturon Chaisaeng, a Pheu Thai Party party-list MP candidate, over the dissemination of a video clip featuring youth football players that promoted approval of a constitutional amendment in the upcoming referendum.
Woman begs to save grandson
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 10/01/2026
» BURI RAM: Police have stepped up efforts after a 73-year-old grandmother appealed for help to rescue her grandson, who is allegedly being held and abused by a call-centre gang in Cambodia.