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Paetongtarn prefers to bring father home from abroad

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, said today (June 4) she would prefer to literally bring her father home from any foreign country where he may be staying next month. Paetongtarn, one of a trio of Pheu Thai partisan contestants for prime minister, told reporters […]

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Hidden Pheu Thai agenda behind tug of war for House Speaker post

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ADAMANT DEMAND raised by the Pheu Thai for the top post of the legislative branch is primarily designed to streamline the possible naming of a Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister, partisan sources said today (May 26). The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra is known […]

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Thaksin vows again to return home upon birth of 7th grandchild

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters GLOBETROTTING FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has tweeted to repeat that he is coming back home to literally babysit the seventh of his grandchildren who was born today (May 1). Thaksin, invariably viewed as de facto Pheu Thai party boss who has been living in self-exile overseas following the 2006 […]

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Paetongtarn still most popular for PM: NIDA Poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has remained the most popular contestant for prime minister after the May 14 general election, according to results of a second round of the NIDA Poll released today (Apr.16). The second round of the NIDA Poll, conducted earlier this […]

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Prayut, Paetongtarn, Settha blasted for not running in party-listed mode

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters NOTED ACADEMICS HAVE TAKEN to task caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and a couple of top Pheu Thai candidates over their failure to run for prime minister as well as for party-listed MP in concurrent fashion toward the May 14 general election. Jade Donavanik, dean of the College of Asian […]

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Prayut, Paetongtarn, Settha skipping party-listed mode

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha will be nowhere on the Ruam Thai Sang Chart party list of electoral candidates running for MP whilst seeking to retain power under the ultra-conservative party’s banners in the May 14 general election, partisan sources confirmed today (Mar.28). Neither will Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Settha Taweesin […]

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Pita, Paetongtarn running neck and neck for PM by Bangkokians’ choice: NIDA Poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOST POPULAR CONTESTANTS for prime minister after the May 14 general election, namely Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat and Pheu Thai candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra, have been found running neck and neck by Bangkokians’ choice, the NIDA Poll reported today (Mar.26). According to the NIDA Poll conducted earlier this month […]

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Most people still prefer Pheu Thai for government: NIDA poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PROSPECTIVE VOTERS nationwide have still preferred the Pheu Thai Party as their top choice for government after an upcoming general election, according to the latest NIDA Poll. The NIDA Poll, conducted earlier this month among a total of 2,000 voters from all walks of life, in all electorally eligible […]

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Pheu Thai unlikely to reach 310-MPs target: KPI executive

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE UNLIKELY for the Pheu Thai Party to score a landslide victory grabbing no less than 310 MP seats as reportedly targeted in an upcoming general election, said an executive official of King Prajadhipok’s Institute today (Mar.16). KPI deputy secretary-general Thawilwadi Burikul remarked the Pheu Thai, known to […]

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Red shirt-led Udon Thani prefers Thaksin’s daughter for PM: NIDA poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST CONSTITUENTS OF UDON Thani, known as the capital of Red Shirt activists, have been found preferring former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter for prime minister, reported the NIDA Poll today (Mar.12). Out of a total of 1,020 respondents in Udon Thani, 48.24% say they would prefer to see […]

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