People’s future MPs will no longer vote Anutin for PM: Thanathorn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FUTURE FORWARD leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit today (Jan.8) told people in a Bhumjaithai-dominated constituency that the People’s future MPs will definitely not vote Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of government after the Feb.8 general election no matter if the reformist camp will eventually become the largest elected one […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai aims to get no less than 20 MP seats in party-listed mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI, currently core of the caretaker government, is expecting to get no less than 20 MP seats in party-listed mode of the Feb.8 election, Bhumjaithai Secretary-General Chaichanok Chidchob confirmed today (Jan.6). Compared to only three MP seats won by the Bhumjaithai in party-listed mode of the 2023 election, the […]
Read MoreYodchanan rules out possibility of anyone predestined for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters YODCHANAN WONGSAWAT, one of a trio of Pheu Thai candidates for prime minister, today (Jan.5) categorically dismissed the possibility that a certain person might already be predestined to be named head of government after the Feb.5 election and advised that all voters be given due respect as part of the […]
Read MoreElection Commission urged to look into Anutin’s Copay-Plus promise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.3) suggested to consider whether Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul may have evidently violated the electoral rules by reportedly promising to pay the people 2,400 baht in cash each under the Bhumjaithai-led government’s Copay-Plus handout project. Former deputy transport minister Manaporn Charoensri who is running […]
Read More937,000 voters wish to cast early votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 937,000 VOTERS have requested to go to the polls inside Thailand and outside one week before schedule, according to today’s (Jan.2) report of the Election Commission. A total of 937,061 eligible voters have filed their formal requests to cast their early votes on Feb.1 instead of Feb.8 which is […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai furious at academic for alleging next PM has been chosen
A FORMER Bhumjaithai party-listed MP angrily criticised an independent academic for alleging in an online interview that the formation of the next government after the Feb. 8 general election had been prearranged to ensure that Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul continues to stay at the helm with the country remaining in a precarious situation, […]
Read MorePeople’s and Pheu Thai teams campaign at same Chiang Mai market on New Year’s Day
HECTIC election campaigning took place at a market in Chiang Mai city with both People’s team led by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the party’s campaign assistant, and Pheu Thai team wooing voters at same place on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1), TV Channel 7 said. Thanathorn visited Uthai market at Ton Pao subdistrict, Sankamphaeng district, to […]
Read MorePeople’s duo top yearend opinion poll
A YEAREND opinion poll shows that while the majority of respondents hoped for a good prime minister and a government in 2026, most of them also chose People’s former MP Rukchanok Srinork and this camp’s leader Natthapong Ruengpanyawut as the best of five most popular politicians in 2025, PPTVHD36 said. The Suan Dusit Poll […]
Read MorePeople’s contestant in Bangkok changed due to money-laundering charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PEOPLE’S CONTESTANT was today (Dec.29) completely dismissed from running for MP in constituency-based mode in Bangkok in the face of an arrest warrant recently issued for his alleged involvement in a yet-unspecified money-laundering activity. The People’s executive board member Picharn Chaowapattanawong confirmed that the reformist party has ultimately deprived […]
Read More‘Unfair election’: Young voters absent from Myanmar polls
By AFP and published by CNA Yangon – The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from Sunday’s (Dec. 28) military-run poll, with older voters dominating the turnout. Legions have left the war-ravaged country since the military seized power five years ago, […]
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