Royal Petitioner Arrested Near Grand Palace
BANGKOK — Police arrested a businessman and handed him over to military custody Thursday before he could submit a petition to His Majesty the King’s aides.
Abhisit Steps Down as Race for Dem Leadership Intensifies
BANGKOK — Abhisit Vejjajiva won praise from his Pheu Thai rival Thursday after he resigned from his post as chairman of the Democrat Party.
Democrats Announce Party Membership Registration
BANGKOK — The Democrat Party announced Tuesday that it would accept member registrations through Oct. 15 and that those registered would have the right...
Firebrand Ultra-Royalist Hiso Joins Democrat Party
BANGKOK — A young hiso known for vitriolic comments against political opponents and leading protests that prompted the 2014 coup officially joined the Democrat...
Future Forward Party Plans to Raise 300M Baht for Election
BANGKOK — Saying he's ready to become prime minister, a billionaire-turned-politician on Monday urged people to become members of his party and pledged to...
Rivals Left Fuming as Serving Ministers Join Pro-Junta Party
BANGKOK — News of four ministers under junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha joining the rank of a pro-government party was met with a chorus of criticism from Pheu Thai and Democrat politicians.
Arr! Anti-Junta Party Barred From Meeting Because Pirate
BANGKOK — Officials on Friday kicked out a group of pro-democracy politicians and election hopefuls from a elections conference, citing their inappropriate outfits.
Prayuth Upset by Prediction He’ll Lose Power in Election
Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at a senior politician who suggested he will fail to hang onto power after elections promised for February.
Pheu Thai Readies Backup Party in Case it’s Dissolved
BANGKOK — Pheu Thai is reported to be moving key members to a surrogate party, just in case it gets disbanded by the junta and banned from politics.
Junta Replaces Pattaya Mayor by Article 44
By the power of the junta leader’s extralegal authority, Pattaya City got a new mayor Tuesday.
