The daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday renewed a call for supporters to give the Pheu Thai Party an overwhelming victory in the next general election. “Pheu Thai is ready to work after a House dissolution. A landslide win. That’s the only thing that Pheu Thai wants,” Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared during an […]
Head of Thailand’s newly created “Pheu Thai Family” concept, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, says that she wants to see regime change in Thailand and that she wants to gain more experience before standing for the post of the country’s prime minister. The youngest daughter of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin was named head of the Pheu Thai […]
Predictions of defeat for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party were being made several days before last Sunday’s Constituency 9 by-election in Bangkok, but few analysts expected such a devastating loss. Palang Pracharath’s candidate Saranrat Jenjaka attracted just 7,906 votes – less than a quarter of the 34,907 votes received by her husband Sira when he […]
BANGKOK, Jan 31 (TNA) – Pheu Thai Party’s candidate Surachart Thienthong won a by-election in Constituency 9 with 29,416 votes, according to an unofficial vote result from the Election Commission. Samran Tanpanich, director of the EC’s Bangkok office, announced the unofficial victory of Mr Surachart at 8.40pm. The first runner-up was Krunphol Tiansuwan from the […]
Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto, a well-known monk preacher, says he will leave the monkhood on Dec 29 while declaring he has an interest in becoming a spokesman for a political party. Phra Maha Sompong said his decision to leave the Buddhist monkhood was not over a monastic issue. One of the reasons that he wanted […]
Pheu Thai Party MP for Chiang Rai, Pichet Chuamuangphan, was ordered by House Speaker Chuan Leekpai to clean the floor of the parliament chamber today (Thursday). He had thrown rice on the floor to protest Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit’s unavailability to respond to his question about low rice prices. During […]
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, was appointed chief adviser to Pheu Thai for participation and innovation, at the party’s general assembly in Khon Kaen on Thursday. The introduction of Ms Paetongtarn, 35, was a highlight of the leading oppostion party’s general assembly in the northeastern city. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK […]
Thailand’s main opposition party is undergoing a rebrand as it bids to return to power after seven years – five years under the post-coup junta and two years of this elected government. But Pheu Thai is hampered by a lack of charismatic leaders, both to head its election campaign and to serve as prime ministerial […]
