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Pheu Thai may need a risky alliance

With the election approaching, Pheu Thai has experienced a setback. Despite its massive populist scheme -- a pledge of 10,000-baht digital wallets -- a number of pre-election opinion poll results show stagnating, if not declining, support for the party while its friend-turned-foe Move Forward Party is doing better by the…

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2023

The politics of post-poll govt formation

As the campaign season heats up ahead of Thailand's poll on May 14, voter surveys have consistently indicated that the momentum favours the opposition Pheu Thai (PTP) and Move Forward (MFP) parties well ahead of the government side, comprising Palang Pracharath (PPRP), United Thai Nation (UTN), Bhumjaithai (BJP) and Democrat…

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023

This Harvard alum wants to help Thailand reclaim lost decade

The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023

Paetongtarn No.1 candidate for PM in Ubon Ratchathani: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party leads other potential candidates for the post of prime minister among voters in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 9, 2023

‘Don’t judge me on my oratory’: Prawit

Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon on Sunday announced he would not participate in public debates as he did not think a national leader’s calibre should be judged by oratory skills alone.

Bangkok Post · Apr 2, 2023

Poll: Paetongtarn top PM pick in Samut Prakan

Paetongtarn "Ung-Ing" Shinawatra is the most favoured candidate for the post of prime minister among voters of Samut Prakan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

Bangkok Post · Apr 2, 2023

Breaking the cycle of land inequality

Thailand's land ownership disparity is one of the worst in the world. As such, land reform should be a crucial campaign policy for the upcoming general election. Unfortunately, it is not.

Bangkok Post · Apr 1, 2023

Parties set out their industrial goals

Political parties ruled the stage at a forum where they agreed that cooperation and partnerships hold the key to strengthening the country's industries and sharpening their competitive edge.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023

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

Move Forward's Pita, Pheu Thai's Paetongtarn duel for Bangkok's PM choice: poll

Eligible voters in Bangkok see Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, as best suited for the post of prime minister, with a slender lead over Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 26, 2023