Ruam Jai Thai insists no merging

Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana will run in the election without merging with other parties, secretary-general....

Samak alleges junta for nasty plan to ruin PPP
Samak Sundaravej, leader of the People Power Party (PPP), Tuesday revealled two confidential documents related....

Democrats open the election centre
The Democrat Party officially opens its coordinating centre for the December 23 election on Tuesday.

No money politics vow
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed yesterday to overcome money politics and expected the people to....

EC meets to set out poll rules
Campaign spending to be limited to Bt1.5 million per candidate

Quotable quote: Korn Dabaransi
"This is politics. Changes happen all the time."
Highlights of the week:Pep talk for parties
The Election Commission today meets representatives of the political parties to ensure they understand the....
SPECIAL:Ex-MPs' children to run in poll
Banned executives of former party plan for kids to be PPP candidates
Politicschitchat:A political soap opera
A friend texted PoliticsChitChat last Saturday after hearing reports the Pracharaj, Matchima Thippatai and....

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 25, 2004: 84 Muslim Protestors Die After Crackdown
Government troops clash with about 3,000 Muslim protestors in the southern province of Narathiwat. Six are....
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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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Thaksin: A Don Quixote for democracy or a Shylock for power?
What ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been doing to rouse the crowds, like his phone-in, is nothing out of the ordinary. Desparate times call for desparate measures.
How can Thailand ride the storm?
"There is no clear map. This is not the same as the 1930s, things are different."

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