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A monument of emptiness and embarrassment

On Thiam Ruam Mit Road, Huai Khwang, a huge and empty building with a triangular façade has stood for years. A big plaque on the lawn in Thai translates to The National Gallery of Art. With no activities inside, people are left wondering when it will open. Is it true…

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Thai opposition parties dominate elections, eye coalition

Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's two major opposition parties dominated Sunday's national elections, with voters rejecting nearly a decade of military-backed government.

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Prayut to remain in politics as UTN party strategist

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will remain in politics and his United Thai Nation Party (UTN) will respect established norms about the formation of the new government, according to the party leader.

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Thai opposition parties dominate early election count

Bangkok (AFP) - Thai opposition parties dominated the early vote count in Sunday's national elections, in what was shaping up as a huge rejection of nearly a decade of military-backed government.

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Thai polls close with army-backed PM tipped for defeat

Bangkok (AFP) - Vote counting got under way in Thailand's general election Sunday with pro-democracy opposition parties tipped to defeat the conservative military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha after almost a decade in power.

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Thai party leaders kick off nationwide vote in historic election

Party leaders were among throngs of Thai voters appearing at polling stations nationwide early on Sunday to cast their ballots in an election that will decide whether Prayut Chan-o-cha will be ousted and replaced as prime minister eight years in power.

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Thailand votes, but will the military listen?

Bangkok (AFP) - Thais voted Sunday in an election that could see pro-democracy opposition parties oust the conservative military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha after almost a decade in power.

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Final countdown: Thai parties make last-day pitch to voters

Bangkok (AFP) - Thai opposition leaders toured Bangkok in open-top jeeps Saturday in a final-day bid to woo voters, urging them to turn out in force to oust the military-backed government.

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Seri Ruam Thai makes last appeal

Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, is pleading with voters who identify themselves as pro-democracy not to forget his party on Election Day on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Stars favour Srettha to be PM

In astrology, when making predictions about the future leaders of a country who are set to be chosen by the people, two things are most important (i) logical progression, and (ii) the current planetary transit positions.

Bangkok Post

Senators coy over PM pick vote

Senators will wait for the outcome of Sunday's election before deciding to cast their votes for the next prime minister, they said, while expressing their readiness to support a candidate from whichever party that wins the most House seats.

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Colour clash as parties make final push

Opposing colours, ideologies and songs were on display across Bangkok on Friday as thousands of supporters turned out for the final rallies ahead of an election that is shaping up to be a generational clash.

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Colours and music clash as Thai parties rally

Bangkok (AFP) - Opposing colours, ideologies and songs were on display across Thailand's capital Friday as thousands of supporters turned out for the final rallies ahead of an election that is shaping up to be a generational clash.

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Thai parties make final poll push as army chief says no coup

Bangkok (AFP) - Thai political parties made a last raucous push for votes at campaign rallies Friday ahead of an election that could see a youth-energised opposition kick out the military-backed government.

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Prayut 'to go home' if UTN loses

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will quit politics if the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, of which he is a prime ministerial candidate, fails to win enough House seats to form a government in Sunday's election.

Bangkok Post

Prayut 'to go home' if his UTN party fails to win

Nakhon Si Thammarat: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will quit politics if the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, of which he is a prime ministerial candidate and its chief strategist, fails to secure enough House seats to form a government in Sunday's election.

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Potential tricks and results in Thai poll

The fundamental risk in Thailand's election this Sunday is that ruling incumbents, spearheaded by coup-maker-cum-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and underpinned by the powers-that-be, are headed for a big loss. Yet they are unlikely to go away without distortion, subversion, and confrontation, as has been the case in the recent past.…

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Petitioner Srisuwan assaulted again

Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya was punched in the mouth on Thursday after giving a statement to the Election Commission to support his complaint against the Pheu Thai Party’s 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme.

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Weighing in on the election

As election campaigning entered its final lap this week, the Bangkok Post asked academics to predict the number of lower House seats each party is expected to win on Sunday, as well as the most likely post-election coalitions, and who will become the new prime minister.

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Prayut calls on Chumphon voters to help him in quest for PM

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday called on voters in Chumphon to vote for all three United Thai Nation (UTN) candidates and also the party on the list ballot to ensure the party gets the 25 MPs needed to make him eligible for the premiership election.

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No place for scare tactics

The United Thai Nation Party (UTN) and pro-status quo elements like the army have launched a fear-mongering campaign, laden with ultra-nationalist content, in the lead-up to Sunday's election.

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Thais expected to deliver heavy poll blow to military parties

Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand votes Sunday in an election expected to deliver a rejection of former coup leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, with the opposition led by exiled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra's daughter tipped to win the most seats.

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Thaksin's last stand? Now or never for Thai opposition

Bangkok (AFP) - After nearly two decades in exile, billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra remains one of the most influential figures in Thai politics, but Sunday's election could be his family's last chance to retake power.

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Wissanu: Thaksin must serve prison time, not house arrest

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve his sentence in prison, not under house arrest, if he returns home, according to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar violence looms over Asean summit

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Southeast Asian nations are at a “crossroad”, a senior Indonesian minister warned on Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit.

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