Prayut Chan-O-Cha
Thailand PM Prayuth retires from politics, 9 years after his coup
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha announced on Tuesday (Jul 11) his retirement from politics – nine years after he took power in a military coup – and promised to stay in charge only tempor...
Thais expected to deliver heavy poll blow to military parties
THAILAND votes on Sunday (May 14), in an election expected to deliver a rejection of former coup leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, with the opposition – led by exiled billionaire Thaksin Shinaw...
Thai election raises hopes for stability, economic reforms
[BANGKOK] Business leaders are notoriously fond of political stability and predictability – two commodities that are rare in the hurly-burly of Thai politics, and which could prove even more elusive t...
Thailand’s Pita tops PM poll as opposition leads opinion surveys
ANOTHER opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand’s next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday (May 5), just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of m...
Thailand opposition leader says unity needed to beat military
THAILAND’S opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sid...
Former army chiefs, property tycoon, political novice in the running to lead Thailand
THERE are just under five weeks to go until Thailand’s next general election, which will take place on May 14.
As May 14 polls loom, Thais once again wish for a more democratic future
[BANGKOK] Thailand heads to the polls on May 14 for a hotly contested general election that many voters hope will go some way towards restoring democracy in South-east Asia’s second-largest economy.
Thailand to hold general elections on May 14 as Prayuth bids to extend his near decade-long rule
THAILAND will hold elections on May 14, Election Commission chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong told Reuters on Tuesday (Mar 21), a day after parliament was dissolved.
Thailand dissolves parliament, election in May
Thailand dissolved its parliament on Monday (Mar 20) to clear the way for an election in May, a vote set to reignite a long-running power struggle between a military-backed establishment and a politic...
Thailand heads for elections as Prayuth dissolves parliament
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha has issued a decree to dissolve parliament, paving the way for elections in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend military-backed rule despite his w...
