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OPINION

No easy road ahead for PP greenhorns

News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/02/2026

» The latest opinion polls, conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) and Rajabhat University ahead of the general election on Sunday, have put the People's Party (PP) ahead of its rivals and its leader, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, as the most favoured prime ministerial candidate among voters.

OPINION

Now, who to take to the coalition ball?

News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/12/2025

» Thailand formally entered election mode in earnest over the past weekend, as candidates from all parties flocked to registration venues nationwide to submit their candidacies for the Feb 8 general election.

OPINION

Hun Sen's war is his last gasps

News, Patee Sarasin, Published on 22/12/2025

» The artillery shells raining down along the Thai-Cambodian border are not the result of a territorial dispute. Rather, they are the desperate thunder of a dynasty trying to drown out the noise of its own collapse.

OPINION

Dissolution amid danger

News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2025

» A House dissolution is not unusual in Thai politics. Before Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the House's dissolution yesterday, previous governments had dissolved the Lower House 15 times over the past eight decades, prompting snap elections.

THAILAND

Thai-Cambodian border deal chances 'in doubt'

News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/11/2025

» A peace agreement signed in Malaysia between Thailand and Cambodia to manage their border dispute has been widely welcomed although security analysts warn that its long-term sustainability remains uncertain.

THAILAND

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.

OPINION

Thaksin flies out, Pheu Thai in freefall

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/09/2025

» Thaksin Shinawatra's abrupt departure to Dubai has dealt a heavy blow to the Pheu Thai Party as it made a last-ditch effort, albeit unsuccessfully, to remain at the helm. Many see the latest developments as a final curtain for the embattled party.

OPINION

PM's exit a wake-up call

News, Editorial, Published on 30/08/2025

» The Constitutional Court's verdict dismissing Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation is another nail in the coffin for the Shinawatra political dynasty, which has dominated the Thai political landscape for over two decades.

OPINION

Shinawatras' future at a perilous stage

News, Chaitrith Yonpiam, Published on 23/08/2025

» Paetongtarn Shinawatra's political future hangs in the balance as the Constitutional Court prepares to hand down a ruling on the leaked phone call case next week.

OPINION

'Old guard' weighs idea of outsider PM

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/08/2025

» As the Constitutional Court is set to hand down a ruling against suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for her controversial phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen that was later leaked, most political pundits remain downbeat on her prospects. Should she be dismissed, the ruling Pheu Thai Party would have to form a new cabinet.