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Rumours that several small parties are accepting bribes from political big shots in exchange for their support in the upcoming censure debate are spreading through the media. However, this is merely business as usual for Thai politics.

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) announced 22 candidates for the general election in the Northeast, including Thai boxing legend Somrak Kamsing.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday accused former prime minister Imran Khan of "playing with Pakistan's interests" to keep his "failed politics" alive.

The Kraikupt dynasty’s grip on Ratchaburi province is under threat now that Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Pareena Kraikupt has been banned from politics for life.

Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit on Tuesday announced his resignation as chairman of two national panels on women’s rights and equality but vowed to stay on as party leader to take responsibility over sexual misconduct and rape charges against a former deputy leader.

Seksakol Atthawong on Monday stepped down as aide to the prime minister as well as chair of the sub-committee assigned with tackling overpriced lottery tickets.

The Sarng Anakot Thai Party, which was created by two former co-founders of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), will hold its first general assembly on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told two ministers to leave the room after a heated exchange of words between the two during the weekly Cabinet meeting, a source said.

Pita Limjaroenrat of Move Forward Party was named as the top choice for next prime minister in a Nida Poll survey on Sunday.

Most Thais are against the buying of votes and election candidates throwing banquets and parties to woo voters, a poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) revealed on Sunday.

If truth is the first casualty of war, Pakistan’s foreign policy seems to have become the casualty of a raging political war at home.

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has hinted the government will dissolve Parliament at year-end and call a snap election in early 2023, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.