As Thailand approaches election season, it is not only Thai people that closely anticipate how our country will move forward–the world is also looking on.  Thailand’s international reputation is historically strong, with Thai diplomats utilising the so-called ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ or a foreign policy marked by pragmatism and flexibility that balances competing geopolitical interests and ‘bends […]

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha filed a motion, on Friday, to dissolve the House of Representatives on March 20 paving the way for elections in May. Prayut has been under pressure to dissolve the house for weeks given the lack of quorum in parliament and the fracture of his governing party. It is understood that he […]

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Pheu Thai unveiled the names of MP candidates for all 400 constituencies and new policies for the upcoming general election on Thursday. The main opposition party aims for 310 MP seats out of the total 500 (400 constituencies and 100 party-list) available seats at the election that is slated for May. The party said they […]

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Opposition and new political parties are weighing up a move to petition the Election Commission after the EC unveiled its new districting map for the next election on Thursday. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is expected to dissolve the House of Representatives before the government term ends on March 23 and the election is slated for […]

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Thailand is still not a free country, according to Freedom House’s latest report. The 2023 edition of the report covers developments in 195 countries and 15 territories from January 2022, through December 2022. The report assesses the real-world rights and freedoms enjoyed by individuals. A country or territory is awarded 0 to 4 points for […]

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