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Sudarat Keyuraphan had always been tipped to become Thailand’s first female prime minister, until Yingluck Shinawatra came along. Now, the veteran politician would have to contend with being “second”, if she could manage to beat influential male political players and seemingly insurmountable constitutional rules. But first, she must officially become the Pheu Thai Party’s
The Election Commission (EC) will investigate allegations that Pheu Tham Party and Pheu Chart Party are proxies of the former ruling Pheu Thai Party, EC secretary-general Jarungvith Phumma said. If the allegations are proven true, Pheu Thai may face a possible dissolution, he said. “The EC will have to look into facts to determine whether
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised to try to read every comment posted on his Facebook page which he formally launched on Monday. In a Facebook post addressed to his followers, he thanked all those who posted their comments. He noted that most comments were apparently meant for fun with both likes and dislikes which
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Facebook page has attracted more than 34,000 likes and another 36,000 followers on the first day of its launch. In addition, over 2,700 opinions were posted – most of them being complaints and views giving moral support to the prime minister. Mr Putthipong Punnakan, deputy secretary-general for political affairs, said Monday
Malaysian veteran politician Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as a member of Parliament this morning, two days after he swept to victory in a by-election. Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, also created history as Malaysian Parliament now has a husband, wife and daughter serving as MPs at the same time, according to Malaysian media.
With political parties beating the war drums, it seems that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has realized that he cannot afford to just sit idly by. He has decided to go full steam into the world of social media by launching his own website, www.prayutchan-o-cha.com, along with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts under the name Prayut
Politicians will be dead wrong if they still perceive the people as mere voters subservient to the patronage system, said Suriyasai Katasila, director of Thailand Reform Institute and vice dean of Social Innovations College of Rangsit Uiversity, on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the “October 14” student-led uprising in 1973,
Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim swept to victory in a by-election Saturday, paving the way for him to ascend to the post of prime minister of Malaysia. Malaysian media reported that Anwar garnered 72 per cent of the votes at the Port Dickson by-election. “This victory is an important milestone and a vote
Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim made a political comeback today by winning a by-election at Port Dickson, based on unofficial poll results. Malaysiakini reported that Anwar was leading by a wide margin, representing close to 70 per cent of the votes cast. Voters in the Malaysia parliamentary ward of Port Dickson went to the
Panthongtae Shinawatra, the only son of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was today indicted on money laundering charges in connection with the multi-billion-baht Krungthai Bank (KTB) loan scandal. Trumps Chalichan and Prayuth Phetkun, deputy spokesmen for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) told a press conference that Panthongtae was charged for money laundering for accepting
There is nothing legally wrong with Pheu Thai party members flying abroad to meet with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said Deputy Prime Mister Wissanu Krea-ngarm. In response to reporters’ question about reports that scores of Pheu Thai former MPs have been flying to Hong Kong to meet with the fugitive former prime minister, Dr
As anticipated, only three candidates applied to join the race for the Democrat party leadership after the one-day application for candidacy closed at 4.30 pm today. The three contenders are former party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Phitsanulok MP Warong Dejkitvigrom and Alongkorn Polabutr who quit the party four years ago to join the junta-appointed National
