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Abhisit thanks support for #ThailandWon’tTolerate campaign, calls for reforms and an end to populism
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the Democrat Party, thanks public for overwhelming response to the #ThailandWon’tTolerate campaign, urging reform in governance, education, and an end to populism.
Critics slam Srettha for relying on loans to fund 10,000-baht giveaway promise
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been widely slammed for resolving to fund his party’s controversial 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme with loans.
Those earning THB70k a month not eligible for digital wallet handout: PM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Thais earning a monthly salary of 70,000 baht or having a bank balance exceeding 500,000 baht would not be eligible for the government’s digital wallet handout scheme, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday.
Populism ‘unsustainable’ 
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019
Private sector says parties making wild promises; seeks stable post-poll govt 
Thaksin made populism a sacred policy worshipped by every govt since
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Re: “Parties hit out at junta govt’s populist handouts”, Nation, Nov 22.
Chinese populism lives in viral video App
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017
Yang Yang, a 22-year-old Chinese corn farmer, spends two to three hours per day streaming video of life in his cliffside village to smartphones across China. He spends lots of time clinging to a cliff ladder, one hand on his selfie stick, while he banters with fans about village life.
Hate ‘populism’? Then you hate democracy
MONDAY, JULY 24, 2017
Re: “Future govts ‘will be wary of populist policies’ after action against ex-PM”, The Sunday Nation, July 23.
How to curb right-wing populism in Indonesia
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017
With the vote for Donald Trump and Brexit, it is obvious that increasingly large numbers of people affected by the ills of unregulated globalisation are being drawn to populist right-wing nationalism rather than mainstream liberalism and social democracy.
Forcing politicians to pick up the tab should make populism less popular
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
The Prayut government has set a precedent in seeking massive compensation from elected politicians found guilty of negligence in their duties under the state officials’ civil liability law.
When populism poses a threat to democracy
SATURDAY, JULY 02, 2016
Democracy is by far the most suitable political system for human societies. However, recent events in the UK, the United States and Taiwan show that populism can still pose a threat to democracy.