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Bhumjaithai party

Bhumjaithai party
The latest news and top stories on Bhumjaithai Party of Thailand, also known as the Thai Pride Party, a political party organised along conservative populist principles that combine economic liberalism with welfare-oriented development and monarchist values.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) looks on as Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (right) shakes hands with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn during a meeting in China’s Yunnan province on December 29, 2025. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Presse/AFP
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Ruling Thai party vows to end Cambodia conflict, close scam hubs if it wins poll

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Bhumjaithai’s second candidate after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, believes his party has popular support.

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Money for babies, combat pay: Thailand’s poll turns into a cash splash contest

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Thailand tightens cannabis sales as dispensaries face closure ahead of election

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Thailand’s ‘orange wave’ is back. Can it finally end conservative rule?

The Senate can no longer pick the prime minister, opening a path to victory for the reformist People’s Party in the election on February 8.

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, on the campaign trail this week in Thailand. Photo: Aidan Jones
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Border row aids Anutin as Shinawatras play catch up in Thai election

Caretaker PM Anutin rides nationalist wave over Cambodia; Pheu Thai taps Thaksin’s nephew to revive brand; reformists drop key vows to stay relevant.

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Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

PM Anutin seeks re-election in a three-way race against People’s Party and Thaksin’s Pheu Thai amid constitutional referendum in February poll.

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Thailand’s Anutin named PM candidate for ‘consequential’ February poll

Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election.

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Thailand’s caretaker PM Anutin Charnvirakul reacts at a Bangkok event on Wednesday while unveiling policies ahead of February’s general election. Photo: Reuters
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Thai PM says he will return ‘power to the people’, setting stage for election

Thailand’s military said the coming election would not affect its operations against Cambodia amid a renewed border conflict.

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Thailand’s sidelined reformists battle ‘baan yai’ dynasties to repeat poll win

It could become ‘everybody vs the People’s Party’ as old power networks unite to crush the movement that won the popular vote in 2023.

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Can Thailand’s new PM fix the economy and political woes by January?

Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul targets cost of living, tourism recovery and border stability in a four-month plan to revive the economy.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivers the policy statements to the parliament in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul to dissolve parliament by end of January

A general election will be held in March or early April.

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sits for an official photo before being sworn in to office, at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Asian Angle | Thai politics is no longer orange, yellow and red. Anutin turned it blue

The political colours of 2023 have faded as Thailand’s progressive and dynastic parties embrace the new PM’s Bhumjaithai blue of compromise.

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Anutin’s ascent: how the ‘new face’ of Thailand’s elite took control

A master political operator and heir to a construction empire, Thailand’s new prime minister rose to power with ruthless pragmatism.

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Thailand’s next PM Anutin reaffirms promise to hold fresh election

New leader Anutin Charnvirakul says parliament is expected to be dissolved in four months, and will form his cabinet as soon as possible.

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Anutin Charnvirakul performs a traditional greeting to thank lawmakers after being elected as prime minister during a voting session at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
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Video | Thai parliament elects arch-conservative prime minister

Anutin secured rival reformist support in exchange for pledging to call new elections within 4 months and introduce constitutional reforms.

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Thailand’s unlikely political alliance sets stage for Anutin’s rise to power

As Thai lawmakers vote for a prime minister on Friday, the Bhumjaithai leader has received unexpected support from the People’s Party.

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Thailand’s acting leader moves to dissolve parliament to block rival’s PM bid

The decision came after the People’s Party said it would back tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul’s bid to form a new government.

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Thailand hangs on decision by pro-democracy party to break impasse

People’s Party moves into king-making role as Pheu Thai and arch-conservatives work to secure its support for their prime minister candidate.

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Demonstrators wave Thai national flags during a protest at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand on August 31. Photo: EPA
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Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?

The People’s Party has demanded that any government it helps form must dissolve parliament within four months to hold a snap election.

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As Thai court decides Paetongtarn’s fate, is this the end for the Shinawatras?

The suspended prime minister will find out if she can stay in office when the court rules on her phone call to Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

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Thailand shelves controversial casino bill amid political turmoil

Thailand’s cabinet withdrew a draft law to legalise casinos and entertainment complexes on Tuesday, citing the need for public engagement.

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Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that aims to legalise casinos after the prime minister was suspended over an ethics investigation. Photo: Shutterstock
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Thai court suspends PM over leaked phone call as political crisis deepens

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s suspension has thrown Thailand’s government into tumult, raising fears of increased instability.

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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is swarmed by reporters on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
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