https://www.scmp.com/rss/507258/feed Termsak Chalermpalanupap is a Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Termsak Chalermpalanupap Termsak Chalermpalanupap How many prime ministers does Thailand have now? One, if you ask Srettha Thavisin. In theory, the 62-year-old real estate tycoon is the prime minister. Nominally, he leads a government coalition of 11 parties with 314 MPs in Thailand’s 500-member House of Representatives. But whether he is actually fully or partially in charge is another matter altogether. In practice, Srettha is neither an MP nor the leader of Pheu Thai, the chief party in the ruling coalition. He has confessed to knowing a few... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3254717/thailand-srettha-thavisin-prime-minister-he-really-charge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3254717/thailand-srettha-thavisin-prime-minister-he-really-charge?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Mar 2024 03:00:15 +0000 Thailand’s navy says it wants to acquire three Chinese attack submarines as a counterbalance against the two European-built ones that Malaysia already has, but the purchase is also aimed at giving Bangkok more leverage during bilateral negotiations on the future of a joint development area (JDA) in the Gulf of Thailand. An existing co-exploitation agreement between Thailand and Malaysia governing the area in question is not set to expire until 2029, but at a two-hour press conference at the Thai... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3101884/deter-malaysia-thailands-navy-wants-chinese-submarines-both?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3101884/deter-malaysia-thailands-navy-wants-chinese-submarines-both?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2020 04:01:35 +0000