The Latest Breaking News from Palang Pracharath

Paetongtarn top choice for PM among Nakhon Sawan voters: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is the top choice for the post of prime minister among voters in the upper Central province of Nakhon Sawan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration,…

Bangkok Post · Apr 30, 2023

Paetongtarn still leads nationwide for PM: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai Party's No. 1 candidate for prime minister, still leads all other potential contenders in terms of suitability for the position, according to the second pre-election poll by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

Bangkok Post · Apr 16, 2023

Pheu Thai denies 'secret' PPRP deal

A rumoured "secret deal" between Pheu Thai and the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has been thrust into the limelight again as the wife of a close friend of Deputy Prime Minister and PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon has been named candidate No.22 on Pheu Thai's party list.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 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

Thai prime minister joins new party to seek another term

Thailand’s prime minister has broken with the military-backed political party that helped him take office after a 2019 election and joined a new rival party with which he is likely to seek another term this year

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Prayut faces censure but eyes keeping power in 2023 election

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is encountering another tough test that could oust him from power in the final stretch of his four-year term as he is set to face a fourth no-confidence motion later this month.

Bangkok Post · Jul 9, 2022

Prayut on Chadchart's sweeping win: 'only 1 province'

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has dismissed the results of the Bangkok governor and councillor polls, saying they don't reflect his political popularity.

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2022

60 MPs face land probes

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is investigating the landholdings of about 60 MPs on a case-by-case basis, secretary-general and spokesman Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022

By-election expected mid-May

A by-election to fill a House seat left vacant by former Palang Pracharath (PPRP) MP for Ratchaburi, Pareena Kraikupt, is likely to be held mid-May, a source said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 8, 2022