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  • Pita Limjaroenrat responded on Tuesday to a claim that he owns media shares by stating that the shares are a family legacy and he is merely the manager of that legacy.

Pita Limjaroenrat responded on Tuesday to a claim that he owns media shares by stating that the shares are a family legacy and he is merely the manager of that legacy.

According to Pita, who is also running for prime minister in the 2019 general election, his late father bequeathed him 42,000 shares in the media corporation ITV Plc, each worth…

Election promises made by the public would increase Thailand’s debt.

Financial analysts warn that the populist election promises of major Thai parties might lead to spending of more than 500 billion baht ($14.8 billion) under the next administration, pushing the…

Election in Thailand: The young radicals are reshaping politics

A tiny group of volunteers are frantically packing flyers in a small shophouse in one of Bangkok's unremarkable outer suburbs in preparation for the daily ritual of canvassing for votes.

Thai opposition continues to lead in surveys ahead of the May 14 election

Pheu Thai and Move Forward are the undisputed front-runners in the polls conducted by Nation Media Group and the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) for the May 14 election.

Wagner Group CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin declares that he will withdraw fighters from Bakhmut

Due to a lack of ammunition, the commander of the Russian Wagner mercenary force has announced that his troops will leave Bakhmut, Ukraine, on May 10.

Super Poll indicates Pheu Thai will win the majority of seats, but not by a landslide.

Super Poll predicts that the Pheu Thai party will gain 139 House seats in the general election on May 14 with a 5% margin of error, but not by a…

Before election day, the Election Commission issues a warning about certain restrictions.

The Election Commission has issued a warning to the public and election candidates to remind them of the restrictions in effect from tomorrow until Election Day on May 14th, as…

Rise in support for the two biggest opposition parties, Pheu Thai and Move Forward

According to a nationwide poll of 114,457 eligible voters, parties in the ruling coalition will be completely eliminated in the May 14 election as a rise in support for the…

Political parties are reluctant to take a stand on the urgently required public sector reform. 

The majority of the major political parties running in the general election on May 14 are putting a lot of effort into appealing to voters with populist policies including cash…

Anutin Charnvirakul referred to Srettha Thavisin, a Pheu Thai candidate for second prime minister, as “inexperienced” and “immature”

Anutin stated in an interview with The Nation that Srettha's speech to the people of Nakhon Phanom province last week astounded him.