Thaksin paradox to haunt many

In Parliament, the newly-formed Srettha government stands to face several explosive issues, but the controversial treatment of Thaksin Shinawatra is not one of them. In fact, treacherous as it is,…

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Girls write messages on crosses at an entry to Covenant School, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., which has become a memorial for the victims of Monday’s school shooting. (Photo by John Amis/AP)

Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings, such as the killing of six people at a Christian elementary school in Nashville. Sorrow and sympathy are widespread. But what comes next…

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This picture taken on April 17, 2022 shows Prinn Panitchpakdi (C), a former deputy of Thailand’s Democrat Party, as he leaves a police station in Bangkok on his way to court to ask for bail. Prinn, an up-and-coming Thai politician, is facing allegations he sexually abused more than a dozen women, in what is fast becoming the country’s most high-profile #MeToo case. (Photo by Tananchai Keawsowattana / THAI NEWS PIX / AFP)

Biggest political meltdown of 2022: Prinn and the Democrats

The victim of Thailand’s biggest political downfall in 2022 was the Democrat Party’s former deputy party leader Prinn Panitchpakdi – once a rising star of Thai politics. His prospering career was cut…

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Can Korn Chatikavanij pull off his ‘brave’ political resurrection?

Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij is making an ambitious political gamble by leaving a political party he cofounded just two years ago to lead a small 15-year-old party at the…

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo

Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton over 2016 Russian collusion allegations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday sued his rival in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democrats, alleging that they tried to rig that election by tying his campaign to Russia. The lawsuit covers a long…

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One crucial question is whether the by-elections offer any clues to the result of the next general election. Yes and no, say the analysts. (Photo by Christophe Archambault)

A tale of two by-elections: Polls offer clues as Thailand heads into election countdown 

Last Sunday’s by-elections in the southern provinces of Songkhla and Chumphon saw fierce battles between the ruling Palang Pracharath and Democrat Party coalition partners. Victory went to the Democrats, who…

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A man looks at a banner of candidates in the general election displayed at a polling station in Bangkok on March 24, 2019. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP)

Thai govt stability shaken as ruling partners become electoral rivals   

A widening rift between coalition partners Palang Pracharath and the Democrats over the upcoming Nakhon Si Thammarat by-election is threatening to undermine the government’s stability. After falling out over several…

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wears a mask as she steps away from the podium at the conclusion of a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats push new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and…

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Why Democrats are having the best of both worlds

It was only weeks ago that the Democrat Party was struggling to survive one of its biggest crises. The country’s oldest political party had just suffered from a humiliating defeat…

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Suthep urges Democrat supporters not to vote for the party

In an apparent escalating verbal attack against Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, Ruam Palang Prachachart Thai party founder Suthep Thuagsuban called on supporters of the Democrats not to vote for the party…

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