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National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitworachai has warned critics to refrain from blaming the coronation ceremony for causing a potential delay of the election. He said that authorities concerned with organizing the election must choose the appropriate timing for the election and to make sure that it does not not affect the auspicious ceremony which,
The possibility of the scheduled February 24 election being postponed by one month is looming after the government insists that it wants no disruptions for the coronation ceremony in May. While the government is confirming nothing, it does admit that a review on the political schedules is being made. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam confirmed
The Thai politics nowadays may be crawling with estranged allies. Sudarat Keyuraphan is said to have upset many in the Thaksin camp. Jatuporn Prompan is not seeing eye to eye with quite a few in the Pheu Thai Party. Abhisit Vejjajiva is torn between his abhorrence for the Shinawatras and fears that military influences in
Thai Raksa Chart, a party recently formed to capitalize on young voters, has unveiled its four economic policies that emphasize application of new technology to cut costs, to increase revenues and opportunities, to speed up bureaucratic formalities and to promote creativity and innovation. Former energy minister and currently chief economic advisor of the party Pichai
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he is studying policy platforms of political parties before deciding which one he would join in the near future. He explained that he wanted to see whether the policies presented by each party – not just the pro-government Palang Prachachart – were practical and could be implemented or not,
Thirty-nine percent of more than 2,000 respondents in the latest opinion poll are satisfied with the performance of the Prayut government and the National Council for Peace and Order in peace restoration and in dealing with dark influence and human trafficking. Most of the respondents also rated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as most suitable to
The Election Commission has been told to investigate suspected cheats in the selection of senators in Bangkok on Thursday. In a statement addressed to the EC today, PNET, a non-governmental organization focusing on strengthening local networking on democracy and electoral processes, said that during the selection of senatorial candidates at national level which was held
Political activist Srisuwan Janya declared today he is determined to push ahead with his bid to impeach the five anti-graft commissioners who cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan of wrongdoing in the much-publicized wristwatche scandal. The secretary-general of the self-styledThai Constitution Protection Association said he will set up a table in front of Cha-Srisuwan store
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha led members of his Cabinet and military top brass for a ritual New Year’s call on Privy Council President Gen Prem Tinsulanonda on Thursday and received not only blessing from the elder statesman but also a very valuable piece of advice. “You should treat your critics as friends,” the 98-year-old
The Election Commission has finally decided to set the limits of campaign spending for political parties and individual candidates in the upcoming election at 35 million baht and 1.5 million baht each respectively. EC secretary-general Pol Col Charoongwit Poomma said today the campaign spending limits and other election-related issues were incorporated in the EC’s regulation
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is not playing hard to get. In keeping people waiting for his decision to vie for post-election premiership, he probably does not want to get bombarded too early. That could be a minor reason, though, and what is really holding him back is the possibility of legal jeopardy. Some analysts
Extending the official mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65 years, legalizing of same-sex marriage and depoliticizing the education system form parts of the policies unveiled by Chart Thai Pattana Party today. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s head office, Varawuth Silpa-archa, the party’s policy and strategy chairman, said the party also plans
