Farmers are pleading with the next administration to assist in easing their debt situation, which is mostly brought on by high production costs.
The majority of them, according to Pramote Charoensilp, president of the Thai Agriculturist Association, are small-scale rice farmers who rent their property.
With policies addressing gender equality and the rights of LGBTQ+, six political parties are competing for the support of Thailand’s gay community.
Move Forward, Pheu Thai, Democrat, Chart Thai Pattana, Thai Sang Thai, and Chart Pattana Kla are the six parties with platforms aimed at gaining support from the LGBT population.
Unofficial results of Thailand’s general election expected at 10pm on election day
The Election Commission (EC) is expected to be able to announce unofficial results at about 10pm on May 14th, said Suranee Pontawee, deputy secretary-general of the EC, today (Wednesday).
Move Forward ‘fever’ changes political temperature as Thais prepare to vote in new government
Move Forward Party “fever” is now spreading from online to on the ground, with its popularity clearly rising in the run-up to the May 14 election.
The governor of Bangkok issues an order prohibiting political campaigning on the Rama VIII Bridge.
Following several comments on social media over the acceptability and legality of such campaign tactics, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered an election candidate from the United Thai Nation (UTN)…
The influential former prime minister of Thailand plans to return from exile in July.
Just days before an election his party is poised to win, Thailand's wealthy former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday that he would return home in July after 17…
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.