Paetongtarn confident Pheu Thai will earn full marks for tackling problems
FRIDAY, MAY 03, 2024
The ruling Pheu Thai Party aims to achieve a full score by tackling the country’s accumulated problems before the next general election, its leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday.
Yingluck prays for no more coups as new coalition allies ready to sign pact
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023
In a comment marking the ninth anniversary of the coup that ousted her government, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she hoped this would be the last.
Pheu Thai blames government for damaging country, vows to increase wages
THURSDAY, MAY 04, 2023
Pheu Thai Party is currently at a disadvantage due to the military government's rules, the party's PM candidate Srettha Thavisin said during a campaign speech in Bangkok's Bang Khae district on Wednesday.
Opposition allies spar over coup views ahead of election
THURSDAY, APRIL 06, 2023
Prominent political figure Piyabutr Saengkanokkul on Thursday questioned the Pheu Thai Party’s claim that it will take action against those involved in previous military coups if it returns to power after the May 14 general election.
Two years on, Myanmar coup still committing 'crimes against humanity' - UN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2023
Two years after Myanmar's Feb. 1, 2021, military coup, which unseated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, it has left a trail of upended lives in its wake.
Cambodia has begun its year-long ASEAN chairmanship with the postponement of a high-level meeting amid a polarizing debate over Myanmars representation in ASEAN, nearly a year since a military coup brought protracted instability to the country.
85 years on, troubled Thai democracy not so unusual
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017
AFTER 13 military coups and countless political uprisings, some may have already lost faith in Thai democracy since the Siamese Revolution took place 85 years ago. However, that is not such a relatively long time for a country to achieve stable, fully fledged democracy.