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The Latest Breaking News from Pheu Thai

The Pheu Thai Party has recently revised its MP target, aiming to capture 310 House seats in the next polls — an ambitious scale-up from the 250 seats — and form a solid single-party government. The move is seen by academics as a major task and tactic to intensify the…

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UTN to unveil PM candidates this week

The United Thai Nation Party (UTN) plans to announce its prime ministerial candidates this Saturday and has finalised the selection of 400 constituency MP candidates, according to key party figures.

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Somsak, Suriya deal blow to PPRP

The defection of two key figures of the Sam Mitr faction, Suriya Juangroongruangkit and Somsak Thepsutin, from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to the Pheu Thai Party has dealt a blow to the ruling party.

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PTP pitches 'business zone'

The Pheu Thai Party (PTP) backed more decentralisation of power while proposing a "new business zone" policy as key party figures met local leaders and businesses in Pattaya on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Sonthaya sees Pheu Thai sweeping Chon Buri

CHON BURI: Veteran politician and former Pattaya mayor Sonthaya Kunplome has reaffirmed his confidence that his team would help the Pheu Thai Party achieve a clean sweep in the province in the coming election.

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EC issues jail warning over false party claims

The Election Commission (EC) has warned people not to lodge false complaints against parties in the run-up to the election, saying they themselves will face prosecution if such petitions are believed to be of malicious intent.

Bangkok Post

Prayut gets frosty response

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was confronted on Friday by a woman in Chiang Mai who complained about economic hardship and said she could not wait for him to dissolve the House and call an election.

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Pheu Thai leads with digital wallet

The Pheu Thai Party has touted a number of campaign policies involving cash handouts to woo voters ahead of the general election, including a "digital wallet" and financial aid for families that earn a monthly income of 20,000 baht or less.

Bangkok Post

Thailand's opposition party unveils policies and candidates

Thailand’s main opposition party has paraded its slate of parliamentary candidates and outlined its policy pledges in a well-choreographed show of confidence ahead of the general election

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PPRP expects to hold ground in city

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) aims to capture at least a dozen House seats in Bangkok in the next election, the same number it won in the previous poll.

Bangkok Post

Stakes and meanings of the 2023 poll

For all intents and purposes, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not call an early election and will practically use up the full four-year term before dissolving the Lower House. Calling an early poll is often a sign of confidence and stability while putting it off to the last minute can…

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Somsak Thepsutin to name party of choice

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said he will defect from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) most probably to the main opposition Pheu Thai Party.

Bangkok Post

Prawit makes policy unity pitch

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has vowed to implement any party's policies that benefit the public if he becomes prime minister after the election.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai outlines policy to tackle debt

The Pheu Thai Party has unveiled a new policy aimed at tackling four major types of debt that Thailand and its people are struggling to cope with, namely public debt, debts facing farmers, those incurred by SMEs, and non-bank debts.

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More Dems join UTN, last 'Sam Mitr' member joins Pheu Thai

Two veteran politicians have left the Democrat Party for the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, while the last remaining core members of the Sam Mitr group, one of the mainstay factions in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), are poised to return to the Pheu Thai Party, according to political…

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Srettha's 'vote-buying' speech causes stir

The Election Commission (EC) is being asked to investigate if property tycoon Srettha Thavisin, a key Pheu Thai Party figure, broke election rules when he told people to accept vote-buying money during a recent campaign rally.

Bangkok Post

Politicians step up election campaigns

An anti-government group tried to confront Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his official tour in Ratchaburi on Monday, as pickets against political parties at their campaign trails could be expected to be more common.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai: No deals if we meet poll target

The Pheu Thai Party has promised a three-year debt moratorium to farmers while reiterating it will not join hands with the ruling Palang Pracharath Party in forming the next government should it meet its House seat target.

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Avoiding the third rail

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has declared amending the ultra-sensitive lese majeste law will not take precedence in its election campaign, a "watered down" stand that could see the party easing into membership of the next government.

France 24

Thai activists facing royal defamation charges end 50-day hunger strike

Two young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors' fears they could suffer organ failure.

Bangkok Post

Sansiri boss moves shares to daughter

Srettha Thavisin, president and CEO of the real estate developer Sansiri Plc, has transferred his shares in the company to his daughter as he prepares to throw himself into the political fray.

Bangkok Post

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

Sansiri shares fall as Srettha takes political leave

Shares of the property developer Sansiri Plc (SIRI) tumbled on Thursday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand after chief executive Srettha Thavisin said he would take an unpaid leave to focus on his new role as an adviser to the Pheu Thai Party ahead of the coming general election.

Bangkok Post

Pheu Thai would welcome back Sam Mitr faction

The Pheu Thai Party on Wednesday said it would welcome back with open arms the Sam Mitr faction if it defects from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the ruling party, ahead of the general election.

France 24

Thai hunger strike activists calling for justice reforms fight for life in hospital

After 44 days of hunger strikes, two Thai activists in their early twenties were rushed to a hospital near Bangkok over the weekend amid fears they may not survive the night. The pair are calling for the release of political prisoners and urgent reforms of the Thai justice system, which…

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