Move Forward suspects foul play in controversy over iTV’s legal status

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat attending the ACT meeting.
Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat attending a meeting organized by the Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT). Photo: พรรคก้าวไกล - Move Forward Party / Facebook.

The Move Forward party is demanding that the chairman of iTV and president and executive director of its holding company Intouch Holdings, Kim Siritaweechai, explain [Read More…]

Video recording questions accuracy of minutes of iTV shareholders’ meeting

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat.
Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat. Photo: พรรคก้าวไกล - Move Forward Party / Facebook.

Defunct media company iTV is back in the spotlight after a video recording of discussions during the annual shareholders’ meeting contradicted the official minutes. Four [Read More…]

Alcohol Control Laws in Thailand to be a Divisive Issue in the Post Election Period

A pub restaurant in Khao San Road, Bangkok
A pub restaurant in Khao San Road, Bangkok. Photo: Kate Ewing / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

The Thai Alcohol Business Association, or TABA, announced last Friday, June 9th, 2023, that it supports an amendment of the country’s current alcohol control regulations [Read More…]

Four complaints demanding dissolution of Move Forward party rejected

Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat with his followers.
Leader of Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat with his followers. Photo: พรรคก้าวไกล - Move Forward Party / Facebook.

Thailand’s registrar of political parties has rejected four complaints, demanding that the Election Commission (EC) proposes to the Constitutional Court that the Move Forward party [Read More…]

Pita Limjaroenrat’s ambitions as prime minister face serious hurdle

Pita Limjaroenrat, House of Representative member in Thailand Parliament, Future Forward Party.
Pita Limjaroenrat, House of Representative member in Thailand Parliament, Future Forward Party. Photo: Sirakorn Lamyai.

The Election Commission’s decision to pursue possible criminal charges against Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat could pose a serious threat to his chance of [Read More…]

Thai poll results ‘in mid-July’, recount won’t delay MP endorsement: EC

Ballot bxes at a Thai provincial election polling station.
Ballot bxes at a Thai provincial election polling station. Photo: Per Meistrup.

A vote recount won’t affect the deadline for the Election Commission to endorse the election results in mid-July, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam [Read More…]

The share saga that threatens to end Thai hopes for a liberal prime minister

Leader of the Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat.
Leader of the Move Forward Party Pita Limjaroenrat. Photo: Sirakorn Lamyai.

A potential knockout blow looms for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as he bids to take over the PM’s post after his party’s stunning election [Read More…]