Politics

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai to hold joint press conference

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties will hold a joint press conference at 4.30pm today concerning formation of the government. Pheu Thai attempting to form the government after Move Forward failed…

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Graft-busting crusader Chuwit sued for defamation by Srettha Thavisin

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate and former real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin has sued graft-busting crusader Chuwit Kamolvisit for defamation, demanding 500 million baht in compensation. The lawsuit has…

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Will Srettha become Thailand’s 30th prime minister?

Amid the ongoing political impasse in the country, made murkier by highly debatable rules, Srettha Thavisin, a property developer-turned politician, is within sight of becoming the 30th prime minister of…

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Chuan says Democrats need a resolution to join Pheu Thai coalition

Former Democrat party leader Chuan Leekpai said today (Sunday) that the party must adopt a resolution, in accordance with the party’s regulations, if it wants to join the coalition led…

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Fugitive ex-Thai PMs Thaksin and Yingluck seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, a day after Thaksin said…

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Democrat party fails again to elect new leader and executive committee

The Democrats have again failed to elect a new party leader and executive committee at a general meeting today (Sunday), as they lacked a quorum. It is the second failed…

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Next vote on new Thai PM could be on August 18th or 19th

A joint sitting of parliament is expected to convene on either August 18th or 19th, after the Constitutional Court rules on whether it will consider a petition regarding the renomination…

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Pheu Thai seeks cooperation to solve current political impasse

Pheu Thai deputy party leader Phumtham Wechayachai has urged all those concerned to work together in the attempt to form a government, in order that pressing problems can be addressed…

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Self-styled graft buster Chuwit diagnosed with advanced liver cancer

Chuwit Kamolvisit, a massage parlour tycoon turned anti-corruption crusader, has revealed that he has Stage 3 liver cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Chuwit, 62, said his doctors have given him…

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Thaksin delays his return again

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced today (Saturday) that he is delaying his return to Thailand again, this time citing medical reasons. Thaksin tweeted that he is postponing his…

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House speaker suspends joint sitting on Friday

The joint sitting of parliament today (Friday) did not consider a motion, proposed by the Move Forward party, to revoke Article 272 of the Constitution, which allows senators to vote…

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Brief history of two frenemies

How fast the situation is changing. A few months ago, the Pheu Thai-Move Forward bond looked unbreakable, and just a few days ago, their smiling leaders were still posing together…

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File photo : Phumtham Wechayachai

Pheu Thai’s planned update on government formation postponed

The Pheu Thai party decided to postpone its press briefing, scheduled for today (Thursday,) to explain its progress on forming the government, said deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai. The postponement was…

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Charter Court postpones Pita’s renomination case to August 16

The Constitutional Court decided today (Thursday) to postpone to August 16 the consideration of the ombudsman’s petition for the court to rule on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision, by a majority…

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Pheu Thai in social media storm after parting ways with Move Forward

The Pheu Thai party has been the highest trending topic on social media in Thailand, since they announced their break from the Move Forward party, tearing up the MOU they…

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Move Forward party secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon

Move Forward party ready to join the opposition

Move Forward party secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon announced today (Wednesday) that the party is ready to take a role in opposition, as he offered an apology to their supporters for the…

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Protesters burn effigies at Pheu Thai HQ as it breaks with Move Forward

Supporters of the Move Forward party burned effigies at the Pheu Thai party headquarters on Phetchaburi Road this afternoon, in protest against the party’s break from Move Forward. Initially, supporters…

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Pheu Thai breaking with Move Forward to form its own coalition

The Pheu Thai party announced this afternoon (Wednesday) that it is breaking from the Move Forward party to form its own coalition government and nominate Srettha Thavisin for selection as…

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File photo : Thai Sang Thai secretary general Sita Divari

Sita’s claim about Bhumjaithai party is false : spokesman

A claim by Thai Sang Thai’s secretary general that Bhumjaithai called Move Forward and asked to join Move Forward’s coalition is untrue, Bhumjaithai spokesman Paradorn Prissananantakul said on Wednesday. He…

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Srettha Thavisin

PM candidate Srettha says lèse majesté issue must be shelved to ensure support from senators and MPs

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin said that the lèse majesté issue must set aside if his prime ministerial candidacy is to receive sufficient support from senators and…

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File photo : Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat

Confusion over Pita’s plan to visit Saraburi temple on Tuesday

The Move Forward party has claimed that it is a misunderstanding that its leader Pita Limjaroenrat will visit a temple in Saraburi today (Tuesday), as part of his working trip…

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to Reuters during an interview in Singapore February 23, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su / Reuters)

Experts weigh chances of Thaksin’s return next week

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has endured a painful dilemma for the past 15 years – whether or not to return to Thailand and face jail terms imposed during…

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Jatuporn Promphan

Jatuporn predicts that a prime minister will not be selected this Friday

Former red-shirt movement leader Jatuporn Promphan said he believes that Thailand will still be without a new prime minister this Friday, when parliament is due to meet again to one….

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Move Forward’s uncompromising stand on some policies its main mistake – NIDA Poll

The reason behind the Move Forward party’s lack of success in forming a government of the eight coalition parties is its refusal to scrap some of its policies, according to…

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At least two dead after Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia – authorities

Ukrainian authorities in Zaporizhzhia said on Saturday (July 29) that at least two people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the south-eastern city. Anatoliy Kurtiev, the city’s council…

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The inside story of Bangkok Remand Prison as it prepares to welcome Thaksin

Built in 1890, Bangkok Remand Prison is now poised to receive Thailand’s best-known and most popular convict – Thaksin Shinawatra. Former prime minister Thaksin, now 74, has lived in self-imposed…

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Move Forward supporters march to send a message to senators

Led by political activist Sombat Boonngamanong, protesters gathered at Asoke junction in Bangkok at about 5pm today (Saturday) before marching to Ratchaprasong intersection for a rally. Before the march, Sombat…

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Protest at Ratchaprasong this evening, roads in area to be avoided

Bangkok police have advised motorists to avoid roads in close vicinity of the Ratchaprasong intersection from 3pm, as supporters of the Move Forward party plan to hold a rally there…

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Prawit quits as leader of Palang Pracharath, is renominated, reassumes the post

General Prawit Wongsuwan quit as leader of the Palang Pracharath party, was renominated, uncontested and reassumed the post today (Saturday). His sudden resignation today, which effectively dissolves the party’s executive…

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Pheu Thai wants Move Forward to find a resolution for the coalition parties

The Pheu Thai party wants the Move Forward party to make a decision on the way out for the eight coalition parties, over the conditions being set for wider parliamentary…

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Thaksin’s pending return signals done deal?

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants his planned return to Thailand to be seen as a family affair. But few are fooled by his latest political act. All of a…

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New Thaksin chapter about to begin

The last time Thaksin Shinawatra was in Thailand, Pita Limjaroenrat was still a high-flying student cementing international recognition and was never heard of by his own political fans of today…

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Mint-Choc: Thailand’s bitter post-election conflict in a cup

A green mint-chocolate drink has taken on a distinctly political flavor in Thailand as bitter division threatens to engulf the country again.  “If Pheu Thai joins hands with [outgoing coalition…

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Move Forward MP being probed over past criminal record

The Move Forward party is conducting a background check into one of its constituency MPs, Nakornchai Khunnarong, after he was accused of having served time in prison on a theft…

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Business leaders in Thailand worry about delay in government formation

Most business leaders in Thailand are concerned that the delay in the formation of a new government and post-election political conflicts will impact the Thai economy during the second half…

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What Pheu Thai’s policies mean for the people and the economy

The Pheu Thai Party’s economic platform is back in focus now that it has been tasked with the responsibility of forming the next government. Pheu Thai, which has the second…

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Charter Court to consider ombudsman’s petition on August 3rd

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has scheduled a meeting on August 3rd to consider whether to accept for consideration the ombudsman’s petition for the court to rule on the constitutionality of the…

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All roads led to Hong Kong

Rumour mills fired up shortly after Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced that her father Thaksin will end his self-imposed exile and return to Thailand on August 10. Today (Wednesday) is Thaksin’s 74th…

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Plung Sungkom Mai party proposes review of coalition MoU

Leader of Thailand’s Plung Sungkom Mai party has proposed a complete review of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was signed by the eight coalition parties led by Move Forward….

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What future for the Move Forward MoU?

The baton has passed from Move Forward to Pheu Thai, who are now busy talking to parties of all political persuasions, even its political enemies, in a bid to form…

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Thaksin faces 12 years in prison upon his return from exile

Self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will face a total of 12 years in prison, in three outstanding cases, if he returns to Thailand on August 10th, as announced by…

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Builders work at a construction site for a mixed-use development project in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok on July 1, 2023. (Photo by Alex OGLE / AFP)

Private sector voices serious concern over delay in government formation

Three leaders of Thailand’s private sector are urging the speedy formation of a new government, insisting that the country, particularly the national economy, cannot afford to wait up to ten…

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House speaker defends decision to cancel Thursday’s parliamentary meeting

Speaking today (Wednesday), House Speaker Wan Mohamad Noor Matha has defended his order to cancel the parliamentary sitting tomorrow, to select the prime minister, insisting that he has to wait…

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Thaksin to return home on August 10

Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to return to Thailand on August 10, after 17 years of self-imposed exile, his youngest daughter Paetongtarn announced on Wednesday in a Facebook…

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Thai parliamentary roadblock paves way for return of outgoing coalition govt

Ongoing efforts to form a new government after the May 14 general election have hit a roadblock – an impasse that may pave the way for the return of the…

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The Former Chairman of Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Stanley Kang

Business leaders urge parliament to form a government in 1 month

Several of Thailand’s business leaders are expressing concern over political instability. A new government has still not been formed since the general election in May. The business community is asking…

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File photo : Prawit Wongsuwan

Prawit denies that he is quitting politics

Palang Pracharath boss Prawit Wongsuwan denied widespread reports today (Tuesday) that he intends to quit politics, saying “I have never said that I will.” When asked to comment on a…

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Ex-Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew (File)

With Move Forward unbending, 8-party alliance hangs in the balance

Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew had intended to deliver a single message to a planned meeting with its political allies this afternoon (Tuesday). Even without the meeting, which was…

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Move Forward suspends security team member

The Move Forward party has suspended a member of Pita Limjaroenrat’s security detail, after online investigators revealed that he, Srisuriyane Srikamonpakdi, has been convicted of kidnapping and blackmail and was…

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Move Forward not join coalition with United Thai Nation or Palang Pracharath

The Move Forward party will not join any government with United Thai Nation or Palang Pracharath for many reasons, one of which is because their leaders led the last coup….

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PM selection sitting this Thursday now in limbo

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (Monday) that his legal team will have to listen to the opinions of the House and Senate whips about whether the joint…

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Outgoing Thai PM hopes for a peaceful transition of power

Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wishes the country to remain peaceful while those concerned are forming the new government. Everything is going to be better, the country’s economy is recovering…

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Motorists in Bangkok advised to avoid 3 protest venues on Monday

Motorists are being advised to avoid the Victory Monument, Ratchadamnoen Nok and Sap roads in Bangkok today (Monday), as three groups continue their protest rallies. According to the Metropolitan Police…

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Mint-chocolate drinks banned in some cafés over Pheu Thai’s political move

Several cafés in Thailand have stopped selling mint-chocolate drinks, after the Pheu Thai party met with Bhumjaithai, the United Thai Nation, Chart Pattana Kla and Chartthaipattana parties over the past…

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Pheu Thai explains why the Democrats were not invited for talks

Democrat party has not been invited for talks with Pheu Thai on the formation of the next government because the Democrats do not currently have a party leader or secretary-general,…

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Pheu Thai to approach senators individually seeking their support

The Pheu Thai party has assigned Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a key member, to head a small team to approach senators individually, seeking their support for the party’s bid to form the…

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Thai anti-corruption watchdog asked to probe 235 senators who rejected Pita’s PM bid

A former dean of the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University has asked Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate 235 senators for allegedly defying ethical conduct rules over their…

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Article 272: The unmovable constitutional rock that wrecked Pita’s PM bid

Blame for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s failed bid to become prime minister has fallen on Article 272 of the Constitution. Pita fell short of the majority required to take…

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Hun Manet, son of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaks during the final Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) election campaign for the upcoming general election in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

Cambodia holds lopsided election ahead of historic transfer of power

Cambodia holds a one-sided election on Sunday that is certain to prolong the ruling party’s dominance of politics, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of…

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Pheu Thai and United Thai Nation parties meet seeking a solution to political stalemate

Core members of the United Thai Nation party, led by party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, met with their counterparts from the Pheu Thai party at the Pheu Thai head office this…

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Political stalemate solution sought by Pheu Thai and United Thai Nation

Core party members of United Thai Nation, led by party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, met with key members of Pheu Thai on Saturday afternoon to discuss solutions to the political stalemate….

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Pheu Thai seeks support from Bhumjaithai, which has reservations about Move Forward

The Bhumjaithai party has informed the Pheu Thai party that it cannot join the coalition in their bid to form a government with the Move Forward party still part of…

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This photo taken on November 16, 2020 shows an oil tanker ship unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo by AFP.

China told to stop tankers in its waters reaching N. Korea

The Group of Seven nations, the European Union and three other countries are urging China to expel oil tankers from its waters that appear to be taking fuel to North…

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Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai core party members meet

Core members of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties held an informal meeting this afternoon (Saturday) at the Pheu Thai party head office, at the invitation of Pheu Thai, to…

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Pheu Thai party’s economic policies at a glance

As the Pheu Thai party takes over from the Move Forward party at the core of the government- forming 8-party coalition, it is a good time to take a look…

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Pheu Thai launches charm offensive for support for PM candidate

Pheu Thai Party, entrusted with forming the post-election coalition by its political allies, will today meet with two political parties in the outgoing Prayut administration to seek their support for…

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Pita says the aim must be to stop “old power” succession

Being prime minister is not as important as stopping the continued succession of “old power”, said Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat in his social media post Friday night. It…

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Pheu Thai will try to get its candidate selected as PM next Thursday

The Pheu Thai party will try to have its prime ministerial candidate approved by parliament at a joint sitting of the House and Senate on July 27th, Phumtham Wechayachai, a…

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Bhumjaithai Party will not join any coalition with Move Forward

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul insisted today (Friday) that his party will not join any government that includes Move Forward, due to its campaign promise to review the lèse majesté…

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Move Forward will support Pheu Thai PM candidate

The Move Forward Party has made a political retreat by agreeing to support a candidate from the Pheu Thai Party for prime minister, when parliament meets in a joint sitting…

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Thai private sector expects new government to be in place by September

The Thai private sector is ready to work with the new government, but it does not expect the administration to be in place until August or September, according to Sanan…

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Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, shakes hands with Puea Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew after holding a meeting with the eight-party coalition in Bangkok on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)

Fireball in Pheu Thai’s court

If the tightrope stretching before the second biggest political party had been very narrow before, it’s also fragile now. A clear picture of what lies ahead has two main features:…

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Legal experts challenge parliament’s rejection of Pita’s renomination

Several Thai legal experts and political scientists have challenged parliament’s decision to reject Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination as Thailand’s prime minister, insisting Rule 41, which was used…

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There will be no Democrat or United Thai Nation party in Srettha’s coalition

Pheu Thai party prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin has reportedly told the party that, if he is to be the next prime minister, he will oversee the cabinet arrangement himself….

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Various protest groups gather at four locations in Bangkok on Thursday

Bangkok police are advising motorists to avoid roads in four locations where people are protesting. The first location is in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives on…

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Prayut calls for calm

Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appealed for calm on Thursday, after supporters of the Move Forward leader, whose hopes of becoming prime minister have been dashed, conducted two noisy but…

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Analyst details possible scenarios for formation of the next government

A political science professor at Sukhothai Thammathirat University says there are three possible scenarios for the formation of the next government, now that Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat cannot…

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Pita advised to take rejection of his re-nomination to Constitutional Court

Thailand’s former constitution writer Borwornsak Uwanno suggests that Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat seek a ruling from the Constitutional Court over parliament’s decision, by a majority vote on Wednesday,…

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How do you solve problem like Move Forward?

With Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat out of the way, the political ball is now in the Pheu Thai Party’s court. But it’s certainly not going to be a…

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Foreign media report on Pita’s woes

Numerous foreign media outlets have been reporting on the double hit suffered by Move Forward’s PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat on Wednesday, which dashed his hopes of becoming Thailand’s next PM….

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File photo : Sutin Klungsang

Three scenarios suggested for new government : senior Pheu Thai MP

Pheu Thai party list MP Sutin Klungsang on Thursday revealed three scenarios for forming the next government. Sutin on Wednesday renominated Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the prime minister, however…

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Parliament to meet again July 27th to select prime minister

Another joint sitting of the House and Senate, for the selection of Thailand’s new prime minister, has been scheduled for 9.30am on Thursday July 27th, House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor…

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Legislators leave Thai parliament by boat to avoid protesters

After the vote on Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s re-nomination, several senators and MPs left parliament by boat, from the rear of the compound, to avoid protesters who are gathered…

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Cholnan Srikaew

After Pita, Pheu Thai gets to run the show

The spotlight has now turned on the Pheu Thai Party, which is likely to take over from the Move Forward party in forming the next government, after they lost their…

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Pita’s second run at PM scuttled

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s hopes of becoming Thailand’s next prime minister were dashed today (Wednesday) after legislators voted against his re-nomination – less than a week after his…

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Pita’s parting shot: Thailand has changed since election (Photo Album)

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said this afternoon Thailand has changed since the general election in May and the people are now “half way to victory”. In his parting…

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Move Forward issues announcement on Charter Court’s order

Move Forward Party releases an urgent announcement saying its leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s candidacy for the premiership is not affected by the Constitutional Court’s order for him to cease his duties…

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Pita makes final appeal to senators

Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat made a last-minute appeal to senators to uphold principles and to respect the mandate of the people, ahead of the joint sitting of the…

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Charter Court orders Pita to stop performing his parliamentary duties immediately

Charter Court orders Pita to stop performing his parliamentary duties immediately The Constitutional Court unanimously agreed today (Wednesday) to accept for consideration Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s iTV share…

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Anutin Charnvirakul Bhumjaithai party leader

Bhumjaithai party will not join Move Forward coalition

There will be no Bhumjaithai party in a coalition with Move Forward, said Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul this morning (Wednesday) when asked about the possibility. Anutin said that, during…

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Motorists advised to avoid roads around parliament

Motorists are advised to avoid three roads, which are closed to all traffic as part of heightened security during the joint sitting of parliament to select Thailand’s next prime minister….

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As it happens: Pita leaves parliament chamber

5.10pm: The attempt to renominate Pita for prime minister failed in voting, by the joint sitting of MPs and senators, on a motion against the renomination, by 395 votes to…

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Heightened security around Parliament, Constitutional Court ahead of protests on Wednesday

Supporters of the Move Forward party, among them the “United Front for Thammasat and Demonstration”, “Respect My Vote” and “We Volunteer”, plan to gather at the Democracy monument at 5pm…

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Pita and his “devil may care” attitude

What is most frustrating about negotiations among the eight political parties forming the post-election coalition is what is seen as the “devil may care” attitude of its key player, the…

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Pheu Thai party to oppose any challenge the legality of Pita’s re-nomination

The Pheu Thai party will vote against any motion by members of parliament which challenges the motion, supported by the eight coalition parties, to re-nominate Move Forward party leader Pita…

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Parliament to debate Pita’s re-nomination Wednesday

The Thai parliament will hold a debate tomorrow (Wednesday) on the issue of the re-nomination of Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as Thailand’s next prime minister, after the House…

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US ‘concerned’ about developments in legal system after Thailand’s election

WASHINGTON – The United States is concerned about developments in Thailand’s legal system, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday, after two separate complaints against the leader of the…

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Protest against the Constitutional Court considering Pita’s shareholding case

A political group gathered in front of the Constitutional Court today (Tuesday) to protest against the Election Commission’s (EC) submission of Pita Limjaroenrat’s shareholding case to the Court. The group,…

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File photo : Srettha Tavisin

Pheu Thai to nominate Srettha as PM if Pita fails again : Paetongtarn

The Pheu Thai party will nominate Srettha Thavisin as a prime ministerial candidate in parliament, if Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat fails again to get his candidacy approved by…

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As Pita’s PM hopes fade, Pheu Thai in pole position to form next government

Though the eight-party coalition has resolved to put Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s name forward again in the second vote for Thailand’s next premier, Pita and his party appear to…

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