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Despite exit polls showing the party is only likely to win about 163 out of 500 seats, leader Sudarat Keyuraphan said their hardline stance was unshakeable.
Despite exit polls showing the party is only likely to win about 163 out of 500 seats, leader Sudarat Keyuraphan said their hardline stance was unshakeable.
Sunday’s vote – the first since the 2014 coup – took place peacefully with the royal military establishment and the rural-backed populist movement linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vying for power.
Sunday’s vote – the first since the 2014 coup – took place peacefully with the royal military establishment and the rural-backed populist movement linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vying for power.
Thailand will hold its first general election on Sunday since the junta ousted the elected government in a coup nearly five years ago.
Thailand will hold its first general election on Sunday since the junta ousted the elected government in a coup nearly five years ago.
Five years after the latest in a long string of coups, democracy is back in town in Thailand. Or at least, that’s what it looks like. But in Sunday’s election, winning the most votes and winning power are not the same thing.
Five years after the latest in a long string of coups, democracy is back in town in Thailand. Or at least, that’s what it looks like. But in Sunday’s election, winning the most votes and winning power are not the same thing.
Leader of biggest political party warns that unelected Senate could hand prime ministership to junta chief – even if his political proxies are trounced at the ballot box on Sunday.
Leader of biggest political party warns that unelected Senate could hand prime ministership to junta chief – even if his political proxies are trounced at the ballot box on Sunday.
The exiled former prime minister is in Hong Kong to see the wedding of his daughter Paetongtarn. The news comes just days ahead of a general election, which the Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai party is expected to win.
The exiled former prime minister is in Hong Kong to see the wedding of his daughter Paetongtarn. The news comes just days ahead of a general election, which the Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai party is expected to win.
The family, led by self-exiled patriarch and deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be in the city for the wedding of his youngest daughter.
The family, led by self-exiled patriarch and deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be in the city for the wedding of his youngest daughter.
Pro-democracy politicians say the post-election future will see Thailand recalibrate its ties with China and throw doubt on a troubled rail link. Sound familiar?
Pro-democracy politicians say the post-election future will see Thailand recalibrate its ties with China and throw doubt on a troubled rail link. Sound familiar?
The billionaire’s Future Forward is among a group of parties that plan to reduce the army’s outsize influence should they take power after the March 24 polls – and they have support from millennial voters.
The billionaire’s Future Forward is among a group of parties that plan to reduce the army’s outsize influence should they take power after the March 24 polls – and they have support from millennial voters.
Images of the Shinawatras are banned on the campaign trail, but their legacy lives on through the populist economic policies that swept them to power and are now being embraced by all – even the military bloc that deposed them
Images of the Shinawatras are banned on the campaign trail, but their legacy lives on through the populist economic policies that swept them to power and are now being embraced by all – even the military bloc that deposed them
Thaksin Shinawatra’s confidante, contesting a Bangkok district in the March 24 polls, says the lack of a formal alliance should not prevent a concerted effort to end coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha’s stint as prime minister.
Thaksin Shinawatra’s confidante, contesting a Bangkok district in the March 24 polls, says the lack of a formal alliance should not prevent a concerted effort to end coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha’s stint as prime minister.
Campaigning is in high gear ahead of the March 24 polls but there’s no reaction to the dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart – instead, there is a fierce debate about how the military should stay out of politics after the country votes.
Campaigning is in high gear ahead of the March 24 polls but there’s no reaction to the dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart – instead, there is a fierce debate about how the military should stay out of politics after the country votes.
Campaigning is in high gear ahead of the March 24 polls but there’s no reaction to the dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart – instead, there is a fierce debate on how the military should stay out of politics after the country votes.
Campaigning is in high gear ahead of the March 24 polls but there’s no reaction to the dissolution of Thai Raksa Chart – instead, there is a fierce debate on how the military should stay out of politics after the country votes.
In his first interview with international media this year, Mahathir speaks candidly to the South China Morning Post on everything from the US-China trade war to his scandal-tainted predecessor Najib Razak.
In his first interview with international media this year, Mahathir speaks candidly to the South China Morning Post on everything from the US-China trade war to his scandal-tainted predecessor Najib Razak.
Even so, the Malaysian prime minister isn’t going to let one issue go: his claim that the Lion City is profiteering when it comes to buying water from Johor.
Even so, the Malaysian prime minister isn’t going to let one issue go: his claim that the Lion City is profiteering when it comes to buying water from Johor.
The Malaysian leader downplays a pact between Najib’s Umno party and the Islamist PAS – and says a PR campaign by his disgraced predecessor, who is on bail awaiting trial, proves the difference between their administrations
The Malaysian leader downplays a pact between Najib’s Umno party and the Islamist PAS – and says a PR campaign by his disgraced predecessor, who is on bail awaiting trial, proves the difference between their administrations
Malaysia will ‘find some way to deal with China’ and not take cues from Western scaremongering over Huawei and the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, the prime minister tells the Post.
Malaysia will ‘find some way to deal with China’ and not take cues from Western scaremongering over Huawei and the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, the prime minister tells the Post.
In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, the Malaysian prime minister says the troubled East Coast Rail Link project can go ahead, but only if the Chinese contractor agrees to a significant price reduction.
In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, the Malaysian prime minister says the troubled East Coast Rail Link project can go ahead, but only if the Chinese contractor agrees to a significant price reduction.
As the Hanoi summit between the United States and North Korea ends in disappointment, the US president warns trade war talks with Beijing could go a similar way, even as he acknowledges Chinese support
As the Hanoi summit between the United States and North Korea ends in disappointment, the US president warns trade war talks with Beijing could go a similar way, even as he acknowledges Chinese support
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho says that contrary to Trump’s claims, Pyongyang only sought partial sanctions relief but offered to dismantle reactor.
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho says that contrary to Trump’s claims, Pyongyang only sought partial sanctions relief but offered to dismantle reactor.
The two sides cancelled plans to hold a joint signing ceremony after making little progress on North Korea’s denuclearisation.
The two sides cancelled plans to hold a joint signing ceremony after making little progress on North Korea’s denuclearisation.
While Trump insists he is committed to seeking Pyongyang’s disarmament, sceptical analysts say the US president is just looking to score a quick political win.
While Trump insists he is committed to seeking Pyongyang’s disarmament, sceptical analysts say the US president is just looking to score a quick political win.
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un have wrapped up the first day of their talks in Hanoi aimed at ending both Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and its international isolation.
US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un have wrapped up the first day of their talks in Hanoi aimed at ending both Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and its international isolation.
The two leaders were scheduled to meet at 6.30pm local time at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel. They will have a brief one-on-one meeting before joining top aides for dinner. The talks will continue on Thursday.
The two leaders were scheduled to meet at 6.30pm local time at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel. They will have a brief one-on-one meeting before joining top aides for dinner. The talks will continue on Thursday.
US president has struck a less confrontational note ahead of Hanoi summit with Kim Jong-un, but sceptics say he is maintaining the ‘fiction of disarmament’.
US president has struck a less confrontational note ahead of Hanoi summit with Kim Jong-un, but sceptics say he is maintaining the ‘fiction of disarmament’.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have arrived in Hanoi for a second summit. But the ‘complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation’ the US previously demanded is looking unlikely, experts say.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have arrived in Hanoi for a second summit. But the ‘complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation’ the US previously demanded is looking unlikely, experts say.
Hanoi plays host to the US and North Korean leaders this week for nuclear talks it hopes will rival last year’s meeting in Singapore, with vice foreign minister Le Hoai Trung confirming the Lion City was consulted on technical issues
Hanoi plays host to the US and North Korean leaders this week for nuclear talks it hopes will rival last year’s meeting in Singapore, with vice foreign minister Le Hoai Trung confirming the Lion City was consulted on technical issues
Trump tweeted that Kim ‘realises that without nuclear weapons, his country could fast become one of the great economic powers anywhere in the world’.
Trump tweeted that Kim ‘realises that without nuclear weapons, his country could fast become one of the great economic powers anywhere in the world’.
The law is after him, the ladies call him ‘daddy’, and he’s running in the Thai elections promising a welfare state. It’s millennial darling, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
The law is after him, the ladies call him ‘daddy’, and he’s running in the Thai elections promising a welfare state. It’s millennial darling, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Public response to Thaksin-aligned party’s plans to reduce defence expenditure by 10 per cent and end conscription has been positive – but Thailand’s US$7.23 billion outlay for 2019 is in step with regional neighbours.
Public response to Thaksin-aligned party’s plans to reduce defence expenditure by 10 per cent and end conscription has been positive – but Thailand’s US$7.23 billion outlay for 2019 is in step with regional neighbours.