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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).
Conservative vote could consolidate around Bhumjaithai
News, Published on 07/02/2026
» The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as an unexpected wedge within the conservative camp, prising apart supporters who once reliably backed ultra-right and establishment parties such as Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation.
Poll deadlock threatens
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thailand will hold a crucial general election in about a month, with both domestic and international observers watching closely to see who wins the poll. But identifying the winner may prove far easier than determining who will ultimately govern the country.
Senate set to issue recommendation on MoU 44
News, Post reporters, Published on 15/12/2025
» A Senate committee is expected to decide on Tuesday on whether to retain, amend or revoke the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia in 2001 on overlapping maritime boundaries, following a 24-year period marked by limited progress.
Lawyer urges flood victims to sue govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2025
» Activist and lawyer Ronnarong Kaewpetch is urging flood victims to pursue legal action against the state over delayed warnings, mismanagement and infrastructure failures, saying the government should be held responsible for the floods which struck Songkhla's Hat Yai district and other parts of the southern region.
Pheu Thai's identity crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/10/2025
» As Thailand moves closer to a likely general election in March 2026, political currents are shifting fast.
Thaksin in jail 'hurts aura, may save party'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/09/2025
» Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling that sent former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to jail to serve a one-year prison term weakens the former premier's immediate influence in politics, but it could paradoxically provide a path for Pheu Thai to survive -- if the party can reinvent itself without his direct dominance.
Coalition in crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/07/2025
» Amnesty bills are now taking precedence over the more controversial Entertainment Complex Bill as the administration walks a political tightrope, with critics wondering if the move is a sincere attempt to reconcile a fragmenting coalition or rather a strategic manoeuvre by an embattled government.
New anti-Paetongtarn group draws scrutiny
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 01/07/2025
» Political observers are closely watching the trajectory of the "United Front to Defend Thai Sovereignty", a new group that has emerged as a vocal critic of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
PM could face court test
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Constitutional Court is expected to decide on Tuesday on whether to accept a petition accusing Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of serious ethical violations, which could put her position at risk.