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Thai youth party fails to make gains in local poll Reuters 21/12/2020 By Panarat Thepgumpanat © Reuters/JORGE SILVA FILE PHOTO: Thailands Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha wipes his face during a family photo session with new cabinet ministers at the Government House in Bangkok By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The political successor of a banned party in Thailand that had strong support from young Thais failed to make inroads in weekend provincial elections that...

Monday, 21 Dec 2020 07:37 PM MYT Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of Thailand’s progressive Future Forward Party talks to his supporters during an unauthorised flash mob rally in Bangkok, December 14, 2019. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. BANGKOK, Dec 21 — The political successor of a banned party in Thailand that had strong support from young Thais failed to make inroads in weekend provincial elections that were held after mon...

  >>  Reuters Published: 20 Dec 2020 08:11 AM BdST Updated: 20 Dec 2020 08:11 AM BdST Pro-democracy demonstrators march during a Thai anti-government mass protest, on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising, in Bangkok, Thailand October 14, 2020. REUTERS Pro-democracy protester Songphon "Yajai" Sonthirak does a three-finger salute during a mass rally to call f...

Local polls may have big impact 9 Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column published : 20 Dec 2020 at 04:00 9 Todays elections for Provincial Administration Organisations in the 76 provinces outside of Bangkok are the first local polls to take place since the 2014 coup and will be seen by many as a barometer of the mood inside a nation gripped by political unrest and economic downturn. Right after the coup, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, then head of the National Council for Peace and...

BANGKOK — Below is a brief history of Thai protest and coups. 1932 – The Siamese Revolution ends centuries of absolute royal rule, officially establishing a constitutional monarchy and democracy in Siam, later called Thailand. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Thailands Coups, Kings and Protests Back to video 1933 – The Boworadet Rebellion, aimed at restoring an absolute monarchy, is put down by the ruling People’s Party, a military-burea...

Chinas Navy Is Growing. Should America Be Concerned? The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is now building its third, and more importantly its largest, aircraft carrier. Heres What You Need to Know: The future U.S. Navy could be one made up of many smaller surface combatants. The People’s Republic of China has more warships than any other power in the world, including the United States, and it could have global naval dominance—at least in pure numbers—within a decade. However, The ...

Pheu Thai seeks fresh censure fight 16 published : 16 Dec 2020 at 07:03 Pheu Thai MP and opposition chief whip Sutin Lungsang The opposition is moving to file a no-confidence motion against the government next month -- the second such censure move against the current administration. Sutin Klungsang, chief opposition whip and an MP for the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, said on Tuesday the debate would focus on the governments handling of t...

Pheu Thai sounds bell for round 2 of censure debate 6 published : 15 Dec 2020 at 20:02 Parliament meeting on Oct 27 (File photo). The opposition is moving to file a no-confidence motion against the government next month — the second such censure round the current administration is facing. Sutin Klungsang, chief opposition whip and an MP for the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, disclosed on Tuesday the debate will focus on the governments h...

December 15, 2020 Share In Thailand, a group of ex-lawmakers shut out of national politics by a controversial court order is taking its reform agenda to the provinces by backing like-minded candidates in local elections long dominated by entrenched family networks. Thailand is holding elections to fill its Provincial Administrative Organizations (PAOs) on Dec. 20 for the first time since 2012, having put off local polls after a 2014 coup that brought on five years of military rule. Unde...

Thailands Democratic Reform Drive Goes Local with Provincial Elections 14 December 2020 Share share Print KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA —  p In Thailand, a group of ex-lawmakers shut out of national politics by a controversial court order is taking its reform agenda to the provinces by backing like-minded candidates in local elections long dominated by entrenched family networks. /p p Thailand is holding elections to fill its Provincial Administrative Organizations (PAOs) on Dec. 20 for the firs...