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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan scored 9.8 out of a total of 10 in an opinion poll conducted by Suan Dusit Poll on public satisfaction toward the government’s efforts to tackle non-forrmal debts. Suan Dusit Poll gauged the opinions of 582 people of a wide range of occupations and ages during October
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to give a lecture on the upcoming general elections and the future of Thai politics at the Stockholm University, Sweden, early next month. The website of the Forum for Asian Studies of the Stockholm University said Thaksin will respond to questions on Thailand’s political future and offer his
While formal electioneering remains banned, several political parties have stepped up their membership recruitment campaigns which indirectly allow them to meet with their constituents and to introduce their parties. They have been careful to avoid talking about their platforms which may could land them in troubles for violating the ban on election campaigning. Palang Pracharat’s
The Sam Mitr political group has asked red-shirt movement leader Jatuporn Promphan to stop pressuring the four Cabinet members who have joined the Palang Pracharat party to quit, saying their presence in the government does not make a difference in the election. Whether or not an election is fair depends on the people to
Most people interviewed in a public opinion survey by Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit Rajabhat University believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s launch of a webpage and social media accounts is politically motivated. A total of 1,165 respondents were interviewed in this new poll conducted between Wednesday and Saturday (Oct 17-20). In an open-ended question
Supreme Commander Gen Pornpipat Benyasri today tried to allay fears of a military intervention after the general elections expected early next year. He said if all parties concerned try to prevent the country from plunging into chaos, then nobody should be worried about what the military would do. The supreme commander was commenting on remarks
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday assured his Netherlands and Norwegian counterparts that his government will stick to its political roadmap which will see a general election next year and called for a “forward-looking” relationship with European countries. Gen Prayut met with Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte and Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg
Pheu Thai Party’s political stalwart Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan today doubled down on her criticism of the government’s welfare cards scheme which provides poor people with access to free medical care, claiming it is sowing a seed of social division. She reiterated that the scheme is dividing Thai society into two classes — the rich and
Twelve engineering and architecture organizations have joined forces to ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to exercise his executive power to scrap the Airports of Thailand’s plan to build the second passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi international airport. The decision to ask for the prime minister’s is intervention to suspend the construction of the controversial project was
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a review of the controversial bill on cybersecurity following a public outcry over what is seen as excessive power given to authorities to pry into personal information of private citizens and to penalize people accused of posing threats to cybersecurity. Critics are particularly worried by the bill’s broad definition
Exclusive talk with Paopoom Rojanasakul, the new faces in Thai Politics of Pheu Thai Party and Narit Paranulaksa, the new generation in Thai Politics of Phalang Pracharat Party.
An overwhelming number of people have voiced support for decriminalizing the use of kanja (marijuana) for research and development for medical purpose, said Somchai Sawaengkarn, a member of the National Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, citing result of an opinion survey conducted during October 1-15. Of the 16,431 people who voiced their opinions on the issue,
