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  • Politics NewsThai PM on the defensive before the censure debate even begins
    ThaigerPublished: 12:15, 03 January 2020
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    Thai PM on the defensive before the censure debate even begins

    “A soothsayer is always a soothsayer, but that does not mean I am insulting their predictions. I respect opinions based on astrology.” Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is warning the opposition parties not to censure the performance of his previous administration (the NCPO) and to concentrate on the current government, which has been operating for nearly five months. He reminded critics…

  • Politics NewsLatest NIDA poll says Thanathorn “most suitable” for PM
    ThaigerPublished: 11:44, 30 December 2019
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    Latest NIDA poll says Thanathorn “most suitable” for PM

    A recent NIDA survey has named Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit “the most suitable person” for the post of Thai PM and his Future Forward Party as the best party to lead the country. The survey by the National Institute for Development Administration, or NIDA Poll, was conducted between December 18 – 20 on 2,511 Thai adults of various occupations and levels of education.…

  • Politics NewsBad report card for PM Prayut after 6 months in office
    ThaigerPublished: 10:33, 09 December 2019
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    Bad report card for PM Prayut after 6 months in office

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has scored poorly in an opinion poll by the National Institute for Development Administration, or NIDA, after his first six months in office. The poll ran from November 29-December 3 and included 1,278 adults from across Thailand with varying occupations and education levels. The purpose of the survey was to gauge satisfaction with the Thai PM’s…

  • Politics NewsThanathorn dares Prawit to have a face-to-face meeting over NY protests
    ThaigerPublished: 09:02, 29 September 2019
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    Thanathorn dares Prawit to have a face-to-face meeting over NY protests

    Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is daring Deputy PM and luxury watch enthusiast Prawit Wongsuwan to summon him for questioning, whether the party might be linked to anti-government protests in New York last week. The protesters, waving placards like “Stop the human rights abuses” and “We want fair elections”, was held out side Pm Chan-o-cha’s hotel in New York…

  • Politics NewsPrayut meets up with Thai expats in New York ahead of UN meetings today
    ThaigerPublished: 11:01, 23 September 2019
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    Prayut meets up with Thai expats in New York ahead of UN meetings today

    PHOTOS: ศ.ดร.นฤมล ภิญโญสินวัฒน์ Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has been meeting Thai expats in New York before his attending the UN Climate Summit and other meetings this week. Prayut and his entourage, including Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, arrived at the Plaza Athenee Hotel on the 64th street yesterday around midday on a sunny New York day. Prayut was welcomed by Nipon…

  • World NewsPrayut heading to New York for six day trip, including attending UN
    ThaigerPublished: 14:39, 20 September 2019
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    Prayut heading to New York for six day trip, including attending UN

    Thai PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his entourage is leaving for New York to attend the 74th United Nations General Assembly tomorrow. But the PM isn’t travelling alone. The six day trip to the US will also be made by Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa (and half a plane of ‘others’). According to…

  • Politics NewsCharter Court clears PM’s to be head of government
    ThaigerPublished: 16:55, 18 September 2019
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    Charter Court clears PM’s to be head of government

    The Thai Constitutional Court has ruled that the former head of the NCPO was not an “other official of the state”, clearing the way for PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to stay on as head of the government. The ‘clarification’ comes as no surprise to political pundits who predicted the outcome long before it came to an official hearing with the country’s Constitutional Court.…

  • World NewsSouth Korean President in Thailand to sign trade agreements
    ThaigerPublished: 13:36, 02 September 2019
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    South Korean President in Thailand to sign trade agreements

    PHOTOS: The Nation PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha, have welcomed South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook to Government House in Bangkok this morning in the midst of an official state visit that continues tomorrow. A government spokesperson says that this was President Moon’s first official visit to Thailand since assuming his post in May…

  • Politics NewsAccusations, working off-script and walk-outs. Day one in the new Thai parliament
    ThaigerPublished: 08:46, 26 July 2019
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    Accusations, working off-script and walk-outs. Day one in the new Thai parliament

    PHOTO: The Nation One day down, another today. Thailand’s PM had his first day in a parliamentary setting and, despite taunts and barbs being thrown at him in true Parliamentary style, he stood firm. Sometimes working off-script and at other times visibly annoyed, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha barrelled through the formalities with a few “settle downs” coming from his right-hand man,…

  • Politics News80 opposition MPs ready to go to battle with ‘newbie’ Thai PM
    ThaigerPublished: 15:45, 24 July 2019
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    80 opposition MPs ready to go to battle with ‘newbie’ Thai PM

    He’s never spoken in a Thai parliament. He’s never been leader of an elected government. He’s never had to do much debating or political negotiations. But he’s the Prime Minster of Thailand and he faces up to the new parliament tomorrow and Friday for the first two days of debate. All eyes will be in the PM to see how…

  • Transport NewsThai PM heading to Phuket to officially open the Chalong Underpass
    ThaigerPublished: 11:30, 01 July 2019
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    Thai PM heading to Phuket to officially open the Chalong Underpass

    PHOTO: Guy (Charlie) LIDUREAU The Thai PM is heading to Phuket to officiate at the opening of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass next week, as well as attend some other meetings during the day. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will open the Chalong Underpass on Monday, July 8. Both lanes of the new underpass will be closed during the ceremony from 7-10am. The construction…

  • Transport NewsThai PM to visit Phuket for the opening of the Chalong Underpass
    ThaigerPublished: 07:44, 30 June 2019
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    Thai PM to visit Phuket for the opening of the Chalong Underpass

    PHOTO: Happy memories for residents in the south of Phuket during the construction phase of the underpass. During this period the Chalong Circle was nicknamed by locals as the Chalong Car Park. The Thai PM is heading to Phuket to officiate at the opening of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass, as well as attend some other meetings during the day. PM…

  • Thailand NewsThai PM takes flack from social media over his Animal Farm recommendation
    ThaigerPublished: 09:59, 31 May 2019
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    Thai PM takes flack from social media over his Animal Farm recommendation

    PHOTO: The Thai PM has never been comfortable around farm animals PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is taking a lot of flack after suggesting Thais read George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “Animal Farm”. And a government spokesperson’s explanation has dug the hole even deeper. Read The Thaiger story HERE. “The man who has run the country undemocratically for the past five years has…

  • Thailand Election NewsPrayut says he commands the support of 11 small parties to become next PM
    ThaigerPublished: 19:03, 13 May 2019
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    Prayut says he commands the support of 11 small parties to become next PM

    Eleven smaller parties have declared they will vote for the current junta chairman Prayut Chan-ocha as Thailand’s next PM when parliament convenes. A spokesperson says that the 11 small parties, commanding one party-list MP each, believe the current PM is the best person to lead the country and head up the new parliament. But the gesture of support only carries…

  • Business NewsPrayut tentatively embraces China’s Belt and Road strategy for Thailand
    ThaigerPublished: 13:01, 05 May 2019
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    Prayut tentatively embraces China’s Belt and Road strategy for Thailand

    Thai PM’s appearance at the second Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing last weekend suggests the luke-warm relations between China and Thailand persist. Whilst both nations portray a strong willingness to progress in their financial partnerships there is still a gulf between the two country’s preferred outcomes in the deals they are forging. Last time Beijing snubbed the Thai…

  • Thailand Election NewsThai poll results, for newbies
    ThaigerPublished: 10:33, 25 March 2019
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    Thai poll results, for newbies

    PHOTO: France 24 The numbers are still being counted but the trends are now quite defined so that any changes are unlikely to affect the final result. According to popular vote figures from the Election Commission, with 93% of the total votes counted, Palang Pracharat garnered the most votes with 7.5 million, with Pheu Thai following at 7.3 million. But…

  • Thailand Election NewsPrayut puts himself up as PM candidate in the March 24 Thai election
    ThaigerPublished: 13:16, 08 February 2019
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    Prayut puts himself up as PM candidate in the March 24 Thai election

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has formally accepted an invitation to stand as prime minister candidate for the Palang Pracharath Party. The announcement has been expected for weeks. Gen Prayut, head of the NCPO, and PM since the 2014 coup announced his decision in a message to the Thai this morning. He made a plea for the ‘status quo’ saying that…

  • Thailand NewsPrayut says he’s still waiting for an invitation to join a party for the election
    ThaigerPublished: 18:48, 29 January 2019
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    Prayut says he’s still waiting for an invitation to join a party for the election

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says he won’t be reshuffling his cabinet following the resignations of four ministers who are core members of the pro-junta Palang Pracharat party. And he declared that he will seek to return to power only through election. He also openly ruled out the possibility of exploiting the provisional clauses in the Constitution to be re-appointed PM…

  • South Thailand NewsThai PM condemns southern violence. Urges media to be ‘careful’ covering the story.
    ThaigerPublished: 19:16, 21 January 2019
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    Thai PM condemns southern violence. Urges media to be ‘careful’ covering the story.

    PHOTOS: The Nation Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has responded to escalating violence in the strife-torn South today by saying that the people behind the deadly attack at a temple in Narathiwat province on Friday night were seeking to ramp up attention given to the violence in the South to the international level and lure officials into conducting “forceful suppression”. “Those…

  • Thailand News“Post-poll government will lack legitimacy”
    ThaigerPublished: 08:24, 11 December 2018
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    “Post-poll government will lack legitimacy”

    “…the junta government was now trying to buy votes using populist schemes, such as handing out cash as New Year gifts to low-income earners.” A former student activist and renowned scholar Thirayuth Boonmee has predicted that though junta leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha will be able to form the next government, it will lack legitimacy and this will only lead to…

  • World NewsThailand takes over the ASEAN chair for 2019
    ThaigerPublished: 13:04, 16 November 2018
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    Thailand takes over the ASEAN chair for 2019

    Thailand has taken over the ‘chair’ of ASEAN from Singapore, who has hosted the regional bloc for the past 12 months. The short ceremony took place yesterday following the two day ASEAN summit. The chairmanship is shared equally around the 10 member states of the south east asian trade and geo-political bloc. Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha received the symbolic gavel…

  • Bangkok NewsPoll restrictions to be relaxed in December
    ThaigerPublished: 11:12, 02 November 2018
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    Poll restrictions to be relaxed in December

    The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has distanced himself from a claim by his deputy Somkid Jatusripitak that the next head of government would “look similar” to the current one. General Prawit Wongsuwan, another deputy premier, said Somkid had shared the same thoughts as “many of us” although he would not specify what he thought regarding the matter. General Prayut was…

  • Thailand NewsThai PM at the crossroads
    ThaigerPublished: 08:32, 25 September 2018
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    Thai PM at the crossroads

    PHOTO: The Nation With the election looming (5 months away) the Thai PM is being forced to declare his cards and his intentions to run as a political party member, or not. According to The Nation, Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have made up his mind to take a risky political journey after publicly admitting for the first time yesterday that…

  • Thailand NewsThai PM fires back at media over question of his political future
    ThaigerPublished: 13:34, 19 September 2018
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    Thai PM fires back at media over question of his political future

    The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha fired back at the media when pressed for an answer about his political future. The PM has said in recent months that he will make an announcement about his political future sometime “in September”. It is widely speculated that he will either join a supportive political party running in the election or make himself available…