Move Forward wants political, not legal, impact from its amnesty push

On the surface, it’s a blatant show of apparently-backpedaling defiance at most. Beneath it, the opposition Move Forward Party wants its amnesty bill to look that way so that the…

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Ex-Move Forward MP expelled for sexual harassment joins new political home

One of the two MPs, who were expelled earlier this month from the Move Forward Party for alleged sexual harassment, has found a new political home. Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit, a former…

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PM hits back at Move Forward deputy leader over digital wallet

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has hit back at Move Forward deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul, who said that the government’s decision to resort to a loan bill to procure funding for…

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Termination of ISOC seems like mission impossible

The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), since the end of the Cold War, has been used mostly for political purposes, to protect and perpetuate the power of the Thai military…

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Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit and Prachin Buri MP Wuttiphong Thonglour

Expelled former Move Forward MPs still looking for new homes

The political futures of the two MPs recently expelled from the opposition Move Forward party, remains uncertain after two government coalition parties publicly said they are not welcome. Prachin Buri…

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EC probe sought into deputy speaker’s ouster from Move Forward party

A former Bhumjaithai MP has asked the Election Commission (EC) to look into what he called the “questionable expulsion” of Padipat Suntiphada from the Move Forward party. Supachai Jaismut revealed…

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Paetongtarn’s rise gives birth to some strange theories

How many prime ministers does Thailand have? It’s a question dramatized by the much-taunted action of Srettha Thavisin who appeared to be kissing a hand of Paetongtarn Shinawatra immediately after…

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File photo : Move Forward deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul

Government may not find funding for digital wallet – Move Forward

The adjustments to the digital wallet scheme, as proposed by an ad hoc sub-committee, are an indication that the government is encountering problems in securing the estimated Bt560 billion needed…

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Senator Porntip asked to leave restaurant in Iceland

A Thai man, claiming to be the owner of a sushi restaurant in Iceland, told Senator Porntip Rojanasunan to leave the restaurant because she was not welcome there. The senator…

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Chaithawat Tulathon

Chaithawat Tulathon: New Move Forward leader a master strategist with Pita’s blessing

Pita Limjaroenrat can rest assured that his old post as Move Forward leader is in safe hands as he temporarily steps aside from politics. Chaithawat Tulathon was elected as Pita’s…

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Deputy House speaker Padipat Santiphada

In a tactical move, Move Forward party sacks Padipat

The opposition Move Forward party expelled one of its key members, Padipat Suntiphada, on Thursday, paving the way for him to retain his position as a deputy House speaker under…

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Move Forward deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul

Digital wallet scheme to be funded by borrowing from GSB : Move Forward MP Sirikanya

Move Forward party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul claimed today (Monday) that the money to fund the government’s 560-billion baht digital wallet scheme will be come in the form of loans…

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Pannika Wanich: Political death sentence snuffs out Thailand’s anti-establishment heroine

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling banning former MP Pannika Wanich from elections and political office for life has been criticized as political “capital punishment” by many observers. Ending her political…

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New Move Forward leader outlines strategies for more change in Thai society

The Move Forward party will press for more change in Thai society, expand its political base across the country and transform the party into a political institution of the people,…

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Move Forward secretary general Chaithawat Tulathon

Telltale signs to come from leadership changes 

The most lethal weapon has to be able to fly under the radar and pack a big punch. Chaithawat Tulathon is better than other candidates for the Move Forward Party’s…

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Pannika Wanich

Former MP Pannika banned from contesting elections for life 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders has decided to permanently revoke the right to contest elections of former MP of the disbanded Future Forward party Pannika Wanich,…

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Move Forward secretary general Chaithawat Tulathon

Chaithawat tipped to become new leader of Move Forward party

Move Forward Party Secretary-General Chaithawat Tulathon has been tipped to become the new party leader, succeeding Pita Limjaroenrat who stepped down on September 15. Pita is currently banned from performing…

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Is it Move Forward’s turn to have its cake and eat it too?

The Move Forward Party, best known for its radical ideas, has always been seen by its critics as being politically naïve, but it may have finally started to learn the…

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Pheu Thai MP Khrumanit Sungpoom

Move Forward party warned by Pheu Thai MPs not to “play games”

Pheu Thai MP Khrumanit Sungpoom has warned the Move Forward party about widespread speculation that it plans to engage in political game play by expelling Deputy House Speaker Padipat Suntiphada…

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Move Forward party leader quits

Pita Limjaroenrat has decided to step down as leader of the Move Forward party, paving the way for its committee to select his replacement, who will also become the leader…

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Would-be PM Pita makes it onto the “TIME100 Next” list this year

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward party, who almost became Thailand’s 30th prime minister, has been included on Time magazine’s “TIME100 Next” list for 2023. Pita is the only…

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Court dismisses call for dissolution of Move Forward, Prachachat and Fair

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition, demanding the dissolution of the Move Forward, Prachachat and Fair parties on charges of separatism and attempting to overthrow the democratic system through…

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Court dismissed petition against House speaker for trying to topple democratic system

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition accusing House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha of attempting to topple the democratic system by negating Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination…

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“Som Lon” used on parliament’s online media draws likes and comments

The Thai Parliament Channel’s Facebook page is usually moderated and quite formal, as they report activities in and related to parliament, including those of MPs, senators and officials. On Wednesday,…

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Why Srettha is seen as “windfall prime minister”

How do you describe someone who is seen as having become the country’s top executive by sheer luck?  An MP of the Move Forward Party believes he has just the…

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Move Forward sees Thailand as a principled middle power with dignity and a free voice

Thailand’s foreign policy, from the perspective of the Move Forward party, should see the country acting as a “middle power” with principles and dignity, adhering to a rules-based international order…

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Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana

Top bureaucrat-turned-politician may find Finance Ministry a different cup of tea

The newly appointed Deputy Minister of Finance, Krisada Chinavicharana, was a former top official at the Finance Ministry. Though familiar with the workings of the ministry as the former permanent…

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Srettha hit with plenty of brickbats for “directionless” policy

Thai politicians are known for their gesture politics which was in full display during the first day of parliamentary debate on the Srettha government’s policy statement on Monday. They took…

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Move Forward accuse government of reneging on election promises

Many Pheu Thai election manifesto promises were missing from the policy statement delivered by PM Srettha Thavisin to parliament, said Move Forward MP deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul on Monday. “The…

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Move Forward candidate wins Rayong Constituency 3 by-election

Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat declared the victory of his party’s candidate, Pongsathon Sonpechnarintr, in the Rayong Constituency 3 by-election on Sunday, as he thanked voters for their support….

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Move Forward party candidate Pongsathon Sonpechnarintr

Move Forward candidate leads in Rayong’s Constituency 3 by-election

Move Forward party candidate Pongsathon Sonpechnarintr is ahead of his closest rival from the Democrat party, Banyat Jetanachan, by a wide margin about one hour after vote counting began in…

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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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Move Forward MP falsely accused of stealing food from parliament

Parliament has, for a long time, provided free meals for parliamentary officials, MPs and senators, but public attention has been drawn to alleged irregularities by an MP, from the Bhumjaithai…

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Pongsathon Sonpechnarintr, Move Forward candidate for Rayong by-election

EC endorses Move Forward candidate’s qualifications ahead of Rayong by-election

Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that Pongsathon Sonpechnarintr, the Move Forward party candidate running in the by-election in Constituency 3 of Rayong province, is qualified to contest the poll this…

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Padipat Suntiphada: The Move Forward MP shaking up Parliament as deputy speaker

Move Forward’s Padipat Suntiphada has endured a tumultuous start to his time in office as the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. Two controversies have overshadowed his first…

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Condition Move Forward MP who collapsed in parliament improving

A Move Forward MP from Samut Songkhram province, who collapsed during the joint parliamentary sitting to elect a prime minister on Tuesday, remains in hospital, but his condition is improving….

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As Pheu Thai keeps crossing new lines, Move Forward finds own dilemma

Senators rejecting a Pheu Thai prime ministerial nominee will be heavily criticised, but that possibility will have been largely expected. Move Forward doing the same, however, will be a lot…

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Lengthy parliamentary debate expected during PM selection on August 22nd

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate does not need to give a vision statement during the joint sitting of parliament, scheduled on August 22nd to select the prime minister, said…

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August 22nd set for next vote on a new prime minister

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has set August 22nd as the date for the next joint sitting of the Thai parliament to select a new prime minister. He said…

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Charter Court refuses to consider rejection of Pita’s renomination as PM

The Constitutional Court has unanimously refused to consider the Ombudsman’s petition seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision to reject the renomination of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat…

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Deputy House speaker in hot water over a cold beer

A deputy House speaker, a Move Forward party MP, has landed in hot water over his online post showing him with a new craft beer, brewed in his hometown. Activist…

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Move Forward leader Pita’s lucky number is 567343

We have one day left to find lottery numbers similar to those of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Pita showed his lottery tickets to reporters during his recent campaign stop,…

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I’m a victim of political persecution : Pita

Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat has questioned whether he had been a victim of political persecution by the Election Commission (EC). He wrote in his Facebook post today that he…

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Election Commission recommended to drop iTV charge against Pita

An investigating committee has recommended the Election Commission to drop the charge that Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat violated the election law for allegedly holding shares in a media…

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Move Forward party to meet Tuesday to discuss PM selection vote

The Move Forward party has scheduled a meeting of its MPs and executive committee tomorrow (Tuesday), to discuss how the party should vote in the upcoming selection of the prime…

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Pheu Thai constrained by “political mathematics”

Pheu Thai party deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai admitted today (Friday) that how the party proceeds in the formation of the new government will be dictated by “political mathematics”. He expressed…

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Pheu Thai cruising toward power, but at what price?

Voters are now watching how the Pheu Thai Party goes about forming the new government after it parted ways with election-winner Move Forward, courted several conservative parties including Bhumjaithai, United…

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File photo : Piyabutr Saengkanokkul

Move Forward should declare it will sit in opposition : Piyabutr

Former secretary general of the defunct Future Forward party, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, has urged the Move Forward party to announce formally and immediately that it will lead the opposition in parliament,…

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Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra leads a march by the party’s top executives to the Move Forward party HQ recently when the parties’ ties were far better than today.

Does Pheu Thai want to have its cake and eat it too?

It could be seen as one of Pheu Thai’s most humiliating moments, a political party that prides itself on its pro-democracy stance. Its top brass, including one of its prime…

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File photo : Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat

Move Forward’s Rayong by-election candidate to be revealed on Sunday

Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat will travel to Rayong province this Sunday, where he will introduce his party’s candidate for the by election. Move Forward’s Rayong branch Facebook page reported…

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Chartthaipattana joins Pheu Thai coalition

Chartthaipattana has become the latest party to join the Pheu Thai-led coalition, its leader Varawut Silpa-archa announced today (Thursday). The number of House seats in the 9-party coalition is now…

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File photo : Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Petitions demanding dissolution of Pheu Thai, Move Forward and Palang Pracharath rejected

The political party registrar has rejected three petitions demanding the dissolutions of the Pheu Thai, Move Forward and Palang Pracharath parties. The first petition was submitted by Sonthiya Sawasdee, a…

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Srettha Thavisin

Move Forward deputy leader proposes party votes for Pheu Thai’s PM candidate

A deputy leader of the Move Forward party said today (Tuesday) that he will propose to the party’s executive committee, at today’s meeting, that they vote in support of Pheu…

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Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai announce deal to form government

The Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties announced today (Monday) that they are joining hands to become the core in forming a new government. Together the parties have 212 House seats…

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Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai to hold joint press conference

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties will hold a joint press conference at 4.30pm today concerning formation of the government. Pheu Thai attempting to form the government after Move Forward failed…

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Brief history of two frenemies

How fast the situation is changing. A few months ago, the Pheu Thai-Move Forward bond looked unbreakable, and just a few days ago, their smiling leaders were still posing together…

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File photo : Phumtham Wechayachai

Pheu Thai’s planned update on government formation postponed

The Pheu Thai party decided to postpone its press briefing, scheduled for today (Thursday,) to explain its progress on forming the government, said deputy leader Phumtham Wechayachai. The postponement was…

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Charter Court postpones Pita’s renomination case to August 16

The Constitutional Court decided today (Thursday) to postpone to August 16 the consideration of the ombudsman’s petition for the court to rule on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision, by a majority…

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Explanation sought as to why fireworks were stored in densely populated Narathiwat community

Move Forward MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn said he will question the interior minister, the national police chief, the commander of the Fourth Army Region and the director-general of Provincial Administration Department…

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Move Forward’s uncompromising stand on some policies its main mistake – NIDA Poll

The reason behind the Move Forward party’s lack of success in forming a government of the eight coalition parties is its refusal to scrap some of its policies, according to…

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New Thaksin chapter about to begin

The last time Thaksin Shinawatra was in Thailand, Pita Limjaroenrat was still a high-flying student cementing international recognition and was never heard of by his own political fans of today…

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All roads led to Hong Kong

Rumour mills fired up shortly after Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced that her father Thaksin will end his self-imposed exile and return to Thailand on August 10. Today (Wednesday) is Thaksin’s 74th…

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Thai parliamentary roadblock paves way for return of outgoing coalition govt

Ongoing efforts to form a new government after the May 14 general election have hit a roadblock – an impasse that may pave the way for the return of the…

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Move Forward not join coalition with United Thai Nation or Palang Pracharath

The Move Forward party will not join any government with United Thai Nation or Palang Pracharath for many reasons, one of which is because their leaders led the last coup….

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Outgoing Thai PM hopes for a peaceful transition of power

Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wishes the country to remain peaceful while those concerned are forming the new government. Everything is going to be better, the country’s economy is recovering…

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Thai anti-corruption watchdog asked to probe 235 senators who rejected Pita’s PM bid

A former dean of the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University has asked Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate 235 senators for allegedly defying ethical conduct rules over their…

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Article 272: The unmovable constitutional rock that wrecked Pita’s PM bid

Blame for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s failed bid to become prime minister has fallen on Article 272 of the Constitution. Pita fell short of the majority required to take…

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Pheu Thai seeks support from Bhumjaithai, which has reservations about Move Forward

The Bhumjaithai party has informed the Pheu Thai party that it cannot join the coalition in their bid to form a government with the Move Forward party still part of…

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Pita says the aim must be to stop “old power” succession

Being prime minister is not as important as stopping the continued succession of “old power”, said Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat in his social media post Friday night. It…

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Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, shakes hands with Puea Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew after holding a meeting with the eight-party coalition in Bangkok on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)

Fireball in Pheu Thai’s court

If the tightrope stretching before the second biggest political party had been very narrow before, it’s also fragile now. A clear picture of what lies ahead has two main features:…

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There will be no Democrat or United Thai Nation party in Srettha’s coalition

Pheu Thai party prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin has reportedly told the party that, if he is to be the next prime minister, he will oversee the cabinet arrangement himself….

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Prayut calls for calm

Outgoing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appealed for calm on Thursday, after supporters of the Move Forward leader, whose hopes of becoming prime minister have been dashed, conducted two noisy but…

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Foreign media report on Pita’s woes

Numerous foreign media outlets have been reporting on the double hit suffered by Move Forward’s PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat on Wednesday, which dashed his hopes of becoming Thailand’s next PM….

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File photo : Sutin Klungsang

Three scenarios suggested for new government : senior Pheu Thai MP

Pheu Thai party list MP Sutin Klungsang on Thursday revealed three scenarios for forming the next government. Sutin on Wednesday renominated Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the prime minister, however…

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Pita’s second run at PM scuttled

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s hopes of becoming Thailand’s next prime minister were dashed today (Wednesday) after legislators voted against his re-nomination – less than a week after his…

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Pita’s parting shot: Thailand has changed since election (Photo Album)

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said this afternoon Thailand has changed since the general election in May and the people are now “half way to victory”. In his parting…

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Move Forward issues announcement on Charter Court’s order

Move Forward Party releases an urgent announcement saying its leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s candidacy for the premiership is not affected by the Constitutional Court’s order for him to cease his duties…

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File photo : Srettha Tavisin

Pheu Thai to nominate Srettha as PM if Pita fails again : Paetongtarn

The Pheu Thai party will nominate Srettha Thavisin as a prime ministerial candidate in parliament, if Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat fails again to get his candidacy approved by…

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As Pita’s PM hopes fade, Pheu Thai in pole position to form next government

Though the eight-party coalition has resolved to put Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s name forward again in the second vote for Thailand’s next premier, Pita and his party appear to…

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What Pita can learn from economic-crisis management to weather the political storm 

Political and economic systems are vulnerable to corruption and abuse to favor a few influential persons at the expense of the public at large. The challenge is how to correct…

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Coalition reaffirms Pita as sole prime ministerial candidate

The eight-party coalition reasserted today (Monday) that Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat is its sole candidate for the premiership. Pita was speaking after separate meetings with all coalition parties. The…

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Pita Limjaroenrat

Move Forward lobbying intensely for votes to support Pita’s renomination

The Move Forward party has asked Thai Liberal leader Sereepisuth Temiyavet to contact the Chartthaipattana party, to convince its MPs to vote in favour of its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, as…

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Ruangkrai Leekitwattana

House Speaker asked to not permit re-nomination of Pita for PM

A political activist asked the House speaker on Monday not to allow the re-nomination of Pita Limjaroenrat for the premiership on Wednesday. Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana said, if Pita is…

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Action sought over student council’s expletive laden political declaration

Thammasat University has been called upon to take action against a declaration by its Rangsit campus student council, which is full of expletives and hate speech. The Thammasat University Student…

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Why section 272 is becoming a new focus

The Move Forward Party has shifted its focus to the amendment of Section 272 of the constitution, to exclude senators from the prime minister voting process, after leader of the…

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Pita ready to step aside if his party fails to win senators’ hearts

Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (Saturday) that he is ready to step aside and let the Pheu Thai party take the lead in forming the next government,…

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Online calls for boycott of senators’ businesses top trending overnight

Online community saw #ธุรกิจสว (Senator’s business) trending top overnight, after Move Forward supporters gathered information on businesses owned by senators and their families, with a focus on those who abstained…

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Every scenario is nightmarish

The “catastrophe loading” has been completed, so to speak, after Parliament on Thursday rejected the nomination of Pita Limjaroenrat as the new prime minister. The objective of every player now is…

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Pita Limjaroenrat

Pita’s chance of becoming next prime minister shrinks on eve of Parliamentary vote

The chance of Move Forward Party chief Pita Limjaroenrat becoming Thailand’s next prime minister shrank on Wednesday as Parliament prepared for Thursday’s vote to select the country’s leader.     The Election…

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Will it be Pita? A guide to this week’s vote for a new prime minister

This Thursday (July 13) will see a crucial vote in Thailand’s Parliament when 500 MPs and 250 senators convene to select the country’s 30th prime minister. Move Forward Party leader…

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Sirikanya Tansakul

Chuan defends Move Forward MP Sirikanya

Former parliament president and House speaker Chuan Leekpai has defended Move Forward party-list MP Sirikanya Tansakul, following an accusation, by serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya, that the new MP did not…

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Senator asks his peers to support Pita for PM

A senator issued an open letter on Saturday asking his fellow senators to vote for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the next prime minister during the joint sitting on…

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Royal Command issued appointing House speaker and two deputies

A Royal Command has been issued for the appointment of the House speaker and his two deputies . Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha is appointed as Speaker of…

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File photo : Pirapan Salirathavibhaga

United Thai Nation party will not nominate leader for PM : Akanat

United Thai Nation party has no intention to nominate its leader to compete for the premiership, said the party’s secretary general Akanat Promphan on Thursday. He dismissed as groundless the…

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Parliament to select new prime minister on July 13

A joint sitting of the Thai parliament will convene on July 13 to vote for the next prime minister, House speaker-elect Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (Wednesday). Wan Muhamad was…

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File photo : Pita Limjaroenrat

Pita is worth Bt85 million : NACC

Move Forward party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat has assets worth about Bt85 million and about Bt20 million in debt, as declared to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)…

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Move Forward, Pheu Thai endorse veteran politician Wan Muhamad for House speaker

The Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties have agreed to nominate Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as the sole candidate for the House speakership, ending weeks of political…

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Wan Muhamad Noor Matha

House speakership remains an open question despite Pheu Thai’s nomination of Wan Muhamad

Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha revealed on Monday that he has not yet officially been informed that Pheu Thai will nominate him for House speaker. He said he…

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Padipat Suntiphada: Move Forward’s ex-vet ready to ‘heal’ House as next speaker 

Move Forward Party’s Padipat Suntiphada is focused on one thing as he prepares to take over as House speaker and Parliament president – being “different” in a positive way. “I…

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The good old days

Pheu Thai’s leverage may be getting stronger

Amid post-election shocks and Move Forward’s euphoria, the Pheu Thai Party looked all but dead and buried immediately after the May 14 election. It was a peculiar political mishap, though,…

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