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The leading members of the eight parties in the Pita-led coalition met on Tuesday to discuss details of the policies to be implemented once the government is in place. They also touched on some of their differences, and will discuss those they could not resolve at a later date, Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward
The leading members of the eight parties in the Pita-led coalition met on Tuesday to discuss details of the policies to be implemented once the government is in place. They also reportedly touched on some of their differences, and will discuss those they could not resolve at a later date. Referring to the tussle over
A security agency in the south has reported more visits to the area by foreign diplomats and non-governmental organisations, since the Move Forward party won most House seats in the general election. One of the party’s major campaign policies was focused on reducing the violence in the southernmost provinces. According to Manager online, intelligence officers
China has rejected a request by the United States for a meeting between their defense chiefs on the sidelines of an annual security forum in Singapore this coming weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. “Overnight, the PRC informed the U.S. that they have declined our early May invitation for Secretary (Lloyd) Austin to
The new coalition government being formed by the Move Forward Party is set to reshape – if not reverse – Thailand legalization of marijuana. As soon as the new government takes office, it will relist marijuana as a narcotic, according to Dr Wayo Assawarungruang, who sits on Move Forward’s public-health working panel. “The move will
Nipit Intarasombut, a Palang Pracharath party-list MP-elect, claimed on Monday that the immediate revocation of conscription, a Move Forward Party manifesto promise, will only cause more inequality in Thai society. He said he does not oppose the idea per se, but the change should be implemented gradually. In his Facebook page, Nipit said he wants
Negotiating teams of the eight coalition parties are scheduled to meet on May 30th at the head office of the Prachachart party, to resolve the tussle between the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties over the House speakership. Move Forward party secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathong said on Saturday that he believes there is still enough time
Pheu Thai party leader Cholnan Srikaew has shrugged off a suggestion by a group of “red-shirt” supporters that the party should withdraw from the coalition, led by the Move Forward party, or take the lead in forming a coalition government. In his Facebook post on Sunday afternoon, Dr. Cholnan said that members of the Pheu
More than 60% of respondents in a recent opinion poll are worried that the eight coalition parties, led by Move Forward, may not be able to form a government and that Pita Limjaroenrat may miss out on becoming Thailand’s 30th prime minister. 58.33% of the respondents are not confident that the formation of a new
A little-known political party named Fair – or “Pen Tham” in Thai – has drawn the media spotlight after being included in the eight-party coalition formed by election winner Move Forward. The Fair Party won only one party-list seat in the May 14 general election, with secretary-general Kannavee Suebsang becoming its sole MP. The party
The Move Forward Party has unveiled its diplomatic policy which aims to strengthen Thailand’s role on the regional and international stages. Some political analysts said that Move Foward’s active policies in this region, including solutions for Myanmar’s issues, would promote Thailand’s leadership in ASEAN and beyond. Under Move Forward’s foreign policy, the incoming government will
Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat has intervened in the tussle over the House speakership between the Move Forward and Pheu Thai, two core members of the 8-party coalition, saying that the issue should be settled at a meeting of the coalition partners. He said that the war of words stems from conflicting opinions between
