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PM Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party is likely to be the main beneficiary of the polls, which will take place against a backdrop of ongoing border tensions with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics
People ride scooters by electoral campaign posters, before Thailand general elections on February 8, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov BANGKOK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Thailand ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: Thailand Faces Deeper Political Turmoil as Court Ousts Premier
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand was thrust into deeper political crisis after the country’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violations, setting off political ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: What Thai Political Parties Can – and Cannot – Say About Military Reform
A Thai soldier stands close to the Chang Phueak Gate in Chiang Mai, Thailand, following the military coup of May 22, 2014. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Takeaway Thailand’s longstanding debate on military ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: Thai Central Bank Chief Tipped for Finance Minister Job: Reports
Thailand’s central bank governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput is among the leading candidates for the role of finance minister in a cabinet under new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, according to ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: Thai Central Bank Proposes Controls on Gold Trade, Ready to Cut Rates Further
BANGKOK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, its governor said on ...
News Thailand » Central » Politics: Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's early release from prison raises the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.