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Commentary: Thailand has a new PM but Pheu Thai will have a political price to pay for it
THAKSIN’S FUTURE A crucial portfolio to watch is the justice ministry which oversees the criminal justice system, the powerful Department…
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Ex-PM Thaksin sentenced to 8 years’ jail on return to Thailand from exile
Parties linked to Thaksin have dominated elections since 2001 – until this year, when the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP)…
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Ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile
CRIMSON SUPPORTERS A day that began with a private jet for Thaksin will likely end in a prison cell –…
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Commentary: Thailand’s parliament stalemate puts Pheu Thai at crossroads
SINGAPORE: A quintessential Thai-style hung parliament has emerged after the Thai Senate twice obstructed Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader and prime…
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Pheu Thai expands alliance in new bid to form Thai government amid stalemate
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Pheu Thai party announced on Wednesday (Aug 9) it had the support of six more parties in its…
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Analysis: Latest twist in Thai politics inches country possibly towards a ‘big crisis’, and nobody knows how it will end
Its reformist spirit and policies resonated with many Thais and resulted in a surprise electoral victory on May 14, when…
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Thailand could be heading for prolonged political unrest, after election-winning Move Forward party sidelined
There have been interventions from the Constitutional Court over the years, and several parties have been dissolved by the court,…
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Commentary: Thailand’s emerging new political alignment
Instead, it is Pheu Thai, which ran a respectable second place in the May election with 141 seats, which now…
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Thai parliament to meet again on choosing PM on Aug 4
BANGKOK: Thailand’s parliament is scheduled to sit on Aug 4 to try again to pick a prime minister, it said…
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Parliamentary vote to select Thailand PM postponed: Reports
BANGKOK: The speaker of Thailand’s parliament postponed on Tuesday (Jul 25) a vote for the country’s next prime minister by the two…
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