Merger plan aborted

The ambitious plan to merge three political parties failed Sunday - less than 24 hours after it was announced.

Pracharaj elects new executive board
Pracharaj Party leader Snoh Thienthong yesterday appointed a relative of General Saprang Kalayanamitr as its....

Chalermchai to run for MP
Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, a deputy government spokesman in the Thaksin Shinawatra administration, will contest....

NHRC frowns on security bill
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday issued a statement calling on the government to cancel a....

Politicschitchat:A political soap opera
A friend texted PoliticsChitChat last Saturday after hearing reports the Pracharaj, Matchima Thippatai and....
SPECIAL:Redrawing the political map
Of the 480 MPs, 80 are party-list. According to the new Constitution's election rules, the country is....
Highlights of the Week:Poll decree
The decree for the December 23 general election will be put to the Cabinet tomorrow.
Quotable quote: Surayud VS Prasong
"Prasong had asked me to do something while I was Army chief, but I couldn't because it's....

Analysis/Commentary

JUST WHOSE SECURITY IS THE BILL FOR?
New law is likened to suppression measures used by M'sia and S'pore

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Interview

Bill panned for giving military impunity
Chulalongkorn University political scientist Naruemon Tabchumpol is against the the controversial internal....

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This week in history

October 6, 1976: Violent crackdown at Thammasat University
The return of former prime minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn in September 1976 caused widespread....
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What's On

Centre set up to fight electoral fraud
The government has opened a centre to combat electoral fraud at the December 23 general election.

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