The Latest Breaking News from Prayut Chan-o-cha

Time running out for govt before next poll

The government may be alive, but it might as well be considered dead if we take into consideration all the buzz about its prospects in the next election.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2022

Premier walks on thin ice

The possibility of the government completing its four-year term in March next year hangs in the balance as a mid-year censure debate will be critical to its fate.

Bangkok Post · Feb 6, 2022

Prayut urges faster Covid jabs for children 5 and over

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on public health authorities to speed up Covid-19 shots for children as the virus continues to spread among kids and their vaccination rate remains very low.

Bangkok Post · Feb 6, 2022

PPRP stars not aligned

The crushing defeat in the Jan 30 by-election has shocked the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Bangkok Post · Feb 2, 2022

PPRP on back foot after by-election loss

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has pledged to make a greater effort to appeal to the general public following a crushing defeat in Bangkok's Constituency 9 on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 1, 2022

PM orders cheaper ATK Covid tests, govt can issue 20m kits per month

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the rollout of low-cost antigen test kits (ATK) so people can use them more easily as evidence of Covid-19 infection.

Bangkok Post · Jan 31, 2022

By-election loss bad for PPRP, worse for PM

It was a case of third time not lucky for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), and its frontman Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. The setback suffered by the PPRP in the by-election on Sunday for Bangkok's Constituency 9 covering Laksi and parts of Chatuchak district was its third defeat…

Bangkok Post · Jan 31, 2022

Saudi Arabia no 'gold mine'

The thawing of three decades of frosty relations with Riyadh has lifted the hopes of job seekers and labour exporters eager to get back in the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2022

Rush to Riyadh may harm workers

Last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha returned from Riyadh with big news for workers -- Saudi Arabia has high demand for labour, and eight million jobs are now up for grabs.

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2022

Mine closure haunts govt

Between 2014–2019, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), led by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, invoked more than 400 orders using Section 44 of the military government's interim charter. Most of these orders, especially the ones on national security, were criticised for infringing upon human rights and freedom of expression,…

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2022