The Latest Breaking News from Paetongtarn Ung Ing Shinawatra

Pita holds small lead over 'Ung Ing' in Bangkok

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), emerged as Bangkok voters' top choice for prime minister in the latest poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023

Paetongtarn far ahead of rivals for PM: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party has more than double the support of her nearest rivals for the post of prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 19, 2023

Pheu Thai raises target for number of MPs

The Pheu Thai Party has now set the bar higher and is targeting at least 310 House seats -- not 250 -- to form a single-party government after the next general election.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

'Ung Ing' denies deal to work with PPRP

Pheu Thai Family chief Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra has rejected a claim by former massage parlour tycoon and ex-politician Chuvit Kamolvisit that the party is working towards a secret deal with the Palang Pracharath Party.

Bangkok Post · Feb 26, 2023

Pheu Thai woos northern farmers with triple-income pledge

Pheu Thai, the main opposition party, held a campaign rally in Chiang Rai on Saturday wooing voters with promises to bump up farmers' income threefold if it is elected into power.

Bangkok Post · Feb 26, 2023

Are the stars aligning for Pheu Thai?

As all politicians are rolling up their sleeves for the next election, it's clear Pheu Thai is in the lead. There is speculation that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will dissolve parliament next month, probably on March 15, so that the country can head to the polls scheduled for May 7…

Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2023

Prayut courts southern voters

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged to tackle falling crop prices in what is seen as a bid to woo voters in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Bangkok Post · Feb 20, 2023

Paetongtarn hits back at critics

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai Party's chief adviser on public participation and innovation, on Friday said she is ready to be the kingdom's next prime minister if given the chance.

Bangkok Post · Feb 18, 2023

'No room to sway senators'

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday insisted that he is in no position to influence the Senate to endorse his bid to carry on as PM after the next election.

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2023

Paetongtarn unperturbed by PPRP-SATP deal

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, says she is unperturbed by the return of key figures from the Sang Anakhot Thai Party (SATP) to the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), saying it was a mere political game.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2023