Politics

Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

April 15, 2023

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Chuwit, who recently successfully contested a court order to gag his criticism and campaign against the Bhumjaithai Party, has described his latest roadshow in opposition… Read More ›

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

April 15, 2023

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Key Pheu Thai leader insists that those behind the subterfuge to illegally harvest votes from locals in Region 6 in Maha Sarakham should not only… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

April 13, 2023

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Mystery still hangs over the fate of two Myanmar rebels who were handed over by Thai authorities on April 4th to Myanmar border guards and… Read More ›

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

April 11, 2023

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Population figures are not projections or predictions as we see with climate change but facts with a time lag of twenty years or so. Evidence… Read More ›

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

April 10, 2023

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Pheu Thai was scrambling on Monday to shore up its vote-getting plan to advance ฿10,000 to each Thai citizen over 16 years of age, from… Read More ›

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

April 8, 2023

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With just five weeks to go to the May 14th General Election, the old political divide is starting to reassert itself as pro-establishment parties seem… Read More ›

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

April 8, 2023

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On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

April 7, 2023

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Activist plans to appeal the court order on Friday and to stage a public rally at Victory Monument at 5 pm in his campaign calling… Read More ›

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

April 1, 2023

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The prospect of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his prison sentence in Thailand has been widely greeted by Thai observers and establishment politicians… Read More ›

Mystery ฿6 million to be traced after Chuwit outwits detractors again by calling in the police to investigate

Mystery ฿6 million to be traced after Chuwit outwits detractors again by calling in the police to investigate

March 31, 2023

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Over the last six weeks, Mr Chuwit’s anti-corruption crusade has moved on to politics and his attacks on the Bhumjaithai Party which he has labelled… Read More ›

Senator Upakit met Narcotics Bureau investigators pursuing money laundering enquiries against him

Senator Upakit met Narcotics Bureau investigators pursuing money laundering enquiries against him

March 28, 2023

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Interestingly, after being confronted with potential charges by the investigators which he refused to acknowledge, Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun was taken to have his fingerprints checked… Read More ›

Polls show advantage still with the opposition and that Pheu Thai is on course for government reins

Polls show advantage still with the opposition and that Pheu Thai is on course for government reins

March 27, 2023

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Two polls by two reputable polling organisations show the Pheu Thai Party and Move Forward Party still consolidating their position while the Bhumjaithai Party and… Read More ›

Business leaders praise election clarity but survey shows anxiety about threat of political instability

Business leaders praise election clarity but survey shows anxiety about threat of political instability

March 23, 2023

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Growing speculation that the current Prime Minister, Prayut Chan ocha, may take a seat in the House of Representatives for the United Thai Nation (Ruam… Read More ›

Pheu Thai brewing up a storm which threatens to sweep aside the political order seen since 2019

Pheu Thai brewing up a storm which threatens to sweep aside the political order seen since 2019

March 20, 2023

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A new poll confirms that the country’s largest and main opposition party will, barring an extraordinary upset or unforeseen circumstances, form the next Thai government… Read More ›

Bad week on the campaign trail for General Prayut as a lack of public enthusiasm makes itself known

Bad week on the campaign trail for General Prayut as a lack of public enthusiasm makes itself known

March 17, 2023

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Videos that have gone viral show two women in Ratchaburi province this week being manhandled by police and security officials at a rally for General… Read More ›

Social welfare scheme sees millions signed up for monthly handouts and easy access to small loans

Social welfare scheme sees millions signed up for monthly handouts and easy access to small loans

March 13, 2023

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The programme approved by the cabinet in 2022 may prove to be a vote winner for the prime minister and his United Thai Nation (Ruam… Read More ›

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan warns that those in power who support coups still exist

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan warns that those in power who support coups still exist

March 12, 2023

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The highlighting of the ideological divisions in Thai society by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Wednesday and a statement which appeared to suggest the… Read More ›

China’s new foreign minister warns of certain US-Chinese war if Washington fails to reverse course

China’s new foreign minister warns of certain US-Chinese war if Washington fails to reverse course

March 10, 2023

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Escalating war in Ukraine could trigger a Chinese grab for Taiwan as the United States turns the economic screws on Beijing and tries to engineer… Read More ›

General Election turns into a referendum on Pot as Chuwit calls on the public to kick out Bhumjaithai

General Election turns into a referendum on Pot as Chuwit calls on the public to kick out Bhumjaithai

March 7, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Cannabis policy is turning into an electoral nightmare for the Bhumjaithai Party with growing public opposition to the recreational free for all and the easy… Read More ›