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Students from nine of Thailand’s universities have launched a signature-collection campaign to demand the impeachment of the Election Commission (EC), accusing it of mishandling the March 24th general election resulting in alleged poll irregularities. Calling themselves “The new generation people for social change”, the students have invited members of the public, including students, to sign
Incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his concern over the psychological effects on people who have been closely monitoring political developments since Sunday’s election and is pleading with the media to be more discreet in their news presentation in order not to add to their stress. Colonel Athisith Chainuwat, assistant spokesman of the government,
Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai is likely to face health-threatening haze problems from PM2.5 dust particles until early May, or the arrival of the rainy season, due to uncontrolled burning of vegetation waste and forest fires, said Associate Professor Seth Sampattakul, chief of the Climate Change Centre at Chiang Mai University, on Friday. The
Thursday, August 29, 2019: Whenever a government campaigns against “fake news”, heavy politicisation is bound to follow. Just ask Donald Trump, whose attempts to ward off criticism were often laughed if he leans on the “misinformation” argument. The Thai government’s plan to establish an anti-fake news centre is progressing continually, with committees being set up
Palang Pracharat party leader Uttama Savanayana announced today that there is no need for the party to rush to form a government because the official election results have yet to be announced by the Election Commission. Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, he said the pro-Prayut party is still talking with its potential allies about forming
The announcement by the Pheu Thai-led alliance that it is ready to form a post-election coalition government because it has 255 House of Representatives seats is anything but a declaration of victory. It also shows anything but how the new government will look. The race to form a government is still on and far from
Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been removed from a list of outstanding alumni of the Armed Forces Preparatory School, due to his sentencing to a term of imprisonment, his escape from punishment and the stripping of his police rank. The decision to delete Thaksin’s name was adopted at a meeting of the
The Bhumjaithai party will wait for the official election results from the Election Commission before it makes a decision over which of the two political camps to join in forming a post-election government, according to Mr. Supachai Jaisamut, a key member of the party. He declined to comment today on the move by the Pheu Thai and five other parties from the so-called “pro-democracy” camp to announce their cooperation in forming a coalition
The future of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) could hang in a balance as it remains uncertain which parties will form the new government. The EEC, the massive-scale infrastructure project stretching across three eastern provinces, is seen as a brainchild of the outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha government. Therefore, some questioned what would happen to
Pheu Thai party, which has apparently won the most MP seats from last Sunday’s general election, has unveiled an alliance which it claims will form the next coalition government. The Pheu Thai-led alliance includes Future Forward and five other smaller parties and which claims to have gathered altogether more than 255 seats to be able
Amid all the uncertainties in the aftermath of Sunday’s general election, one man has gone virtually and mysteriously underground. Everyone’s radar, though, has been searching for Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul, whose name is outstanding on every news website currently because it was mentioned by other people involved in the vociferous race to form a coalition
All eyes will be on Pheu Thai party and its allies this morning when they call a press conference to declare that they have gathered enough political support to form a post-election coalition government. Among them will be the Future Forward, New Economy, Seri Ruamthai, and Prachachart parties, according to sources in Pheu Thai which
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today refused to comment on the on-going rival efforts by two major political parties to form a post-election coalition government. “I have nothing to do with it. It’s matter to be handled by political parties,” said Gen Prayut who handed back a list of questions submitted by reporters at the
The pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party has emerged as the winner of the March-24 general election, garnering 137 House seats from 350 constituencies nationwide, according to unofficial poll results announced yesterday by the Election Commission (EC). The party did not get any additional seats from its party list candidates The pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party came second with 97 seats, followed by Bhumjai Thai party’s 39 seats,
The pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party is confident that it will be able to form a coalition, said Mr. Sontirat Sontijirawong, the party secretary-general today. He said talks with potential allies about forming the post-election government are in progress, but he declined to give details about which parties are being approached or the issues being discussed.
