THE SO-CALLED “new blood” political party to be led by “pro-democracy” billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has promised to be an alternative to lead the conflict-plagued country out of the cycle of political division.

AFTER THREE years of attempts to bring about national reconciliation by the military-installed regime, more than 70 per cent of people remain concerned about long-standing political division and believe that the junta has failed to achieve this primary goal, an opinion survey has found.