Follow Thai politics in English — government policy, elections, parliament and political developments, with reporting and analysis from Thai PBS World.
Theerarat Samrejvanich is unique among Bangkok MPs who were elected on May 14 for one simple reason. She is the only successful candidate who did not run for the Move Forward Party. Amid a huge surge of support for Move Forward in Bangkok, Theerarat’s success suggests that if politicians work hard enough, constituents in their
Prachachat party leader Wan Muhammad Nor Matha as the House speaker would be the best way to end the ongoing dispute between Move Forward and Pheu Thai over the position, a coalition party leader claimed on Friday. Seri Ruam Thai leader Sereepisuth Temiyavet said that Wan Muhammad is suited to the position due to his
The Pheu Thai party has maintained that the House speaker must represent all people and should push for the implementation of the policies of the coalition government, not just one particular party. The party’s statement, which was issued today (Friday) on the party’s Facebook page, was seen as a response to the statement yesterday by
While his future as the next prime minister of Thailand remains a matter of wait-and-see, Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward, became “the Tourism Ambassador” for Thailand on Friday. On his Facebook page, he posted about the destinations in Thailand he has visited and loves. His posts came after news that the Tourism Council of
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate, went abroad on Thursday to visit her father Thaksin, saying she misses him a lot. The mother of two did not reveal to which country she was heading, but Thaksin, a former Thai prime minister who has been a fugitive from Thai justice for about 16 years,
The Move Forward party remains firm on its demand for the coveted Speaker of the House position and believes that the Pheu Thai party, which is vying for the same post, will stay with the coalition even if it does not get it, Move Forward deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul said Thursday. She explained that the
The Royal Thai Force (RTAF) is insisting on the need to acquire new aircraft to replace its aging F-16 fighter jets, which are about to be decommissioned, in order to maintain its combat readiness and to protect the country’s air space, Air Vice Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee, spokesman for the RTAF, said Thursday. The United States
Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat, tipped to be the next Thai prime minister, claims that several of the policies adopted by his party and its coalition partners took inspiration from Taiwan. He was speaking in an interview with Chinese News Agency (CNA). The interview was published in CNA’s English-language “Focus Taiwan” section. When asked if some
The Election Commission will announce the official results of the May 14th general election after it has carefully checked the accuracy of the vote counts from the 400 electoral constituencies across the country. According to the latest poll results obtained by Thai PBS, however, the Move Forward party won 151 constituency and party-list seats, one
The political war of words over the House speakership, between two major coalition parties, Move Forward and Pheu Thai, continued on Wednesday. Unofficial party-list MP Adisorn Piengket, said that the Move Forward party did not win a majority with its 152 House seats in a 500 seat chamber, adding “Move Forward will have its leader,
Solo political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana urged the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday to dissolve the eight coalition parties, led by Move Forward, claiming that the MoU, which binds them together to form a government, is tantamount to domination of the parties and deprives them of their independence. The Palang Pracharath party member said that he
The Move Forward Party must not lose the House speakership to other coalition parties if it wants to avoid problems in tabling any amendment to the lèse majesté law in the Parliament. Piyabutr Saengkanokkul wrote on his Facebook page that politics is the art to make the things people think are impossible possible. Piyabutr and
