
Setback for Thailand's Move Forward Party as court accepts dissolution case
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted a case seeking the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party.
Wed Apr 03 2024

Thai opposition figure will fight 'tooth and nail' for party's survival
Move Forward targets issues and institutions long seen as untouchable, with plans to tackle business monopolies, end army conscription.
Tue Feb 27 2024

Former Thai PM hopeful cleared in first of two cases against opposition
The court cleared Pita Limjaroenrat to return to parliament from suspension.
Wed Jan 24 2024

Thai court to decide former PM hopeful's fate in election case
Pita Limjaroenrat argued that the firm's loss of its broadcast concession in 2007 meant it cannot be considered a mass media organisation.
Wed Jan 24 2024

Thailand's Pita quits as leader of election-winning party after failed PM bid
I want to allow other lawmakers to take on this role of opposition leader, said Pita Limjaroenrat.
Fri Sep 15 2023

Thai court rejects election winners' challenge to derailed PM bid
The court declined to accept the case as it was lodged by more than 20 individuals that did not include the prime ministerial candidate.
Wed Aug 16 2023

Thai court to decide on election winners' challenge to derailed PM bid
The court must decide whether there is merit in Move Forward's challenge to a decision that prevented Pita Limjaroenrat's PM bid.
Wed Aug 16 2023

Thai election winner out of alliance aiming to form government
Pheu Thai, the latest incarnation of a party founded Thaksin Shinawatra, said it would nominate a businessman, Srettha Thavisin for PM.
Wed Aug 02 2023

What is the point of elections in Thailand?
Hopes for any kind of reformist government taking power in Thailand are fading fast.
Sun Jul 30 2023

Thai democracy faces the elephant in the room
Thailand's democratic future straddles the fault lines of its royalist elite and the will of its people.
Sat Jul 29 2023

Thai parliament to meet again on choosing PM on Aug 4
A parliamentary document outlining the agenda said the house would "consider and endorse a suitable individual to become prime minister."
Fri Jul 28 2023

Parliamentary vote to select Thailand PM postponed - Media
The political deadlock has dragged on for more than two months since the May general election.
Tue Jul 25 2023

Thailand election winners make way for allies after PM bid fails
Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party made way for runner-up and alliance partner Pheu Thai to try to form the next government.
Fri Jul 21 2023

Thailand to hold another PM vote next week but Pita's bid over - speaker
Thailand's parliament will hold another vote for a prime minister which cannot include the leader of election winners Move Forward.
Thu Jul 20 2023

Turmoil in Thailand as rivals derail election winner's PM bid
Pita Limjaroenrat has an extremely difficult path to the top job and must overcome fierce resistance from a royalist military.
Thu Jul 20 2023

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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