Samak hits back below the belt

People Power Party leader Samak Sundaravej skirted around an embarrassing query on Thursday by asking right....

PPP infighting over two anti-coup campaigners
The People Power Party is struggling to avert a rift over a decision to field two anticoup campaigners as....

Visions from PMs to be
Five party leaders spent two hours answering questions on Wednesday's nights in an event jointly....

Isaan plagued by vote buying: EC
Election Commission member Sodsri Satayatham said on Thursday that the Northeast was plagued with a highest....

Pramuan becomes fourth party leader to run in Bangkok
Prachamati Party leader Pramuan Ruchanaseree registered his partylist candidacy on Thursday to vie for....

Quotable Quote: Sanan Kachornprasart
"I've joined Chat Thai Party without conditions. I want to work with Banharn because he is No.1 in....
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

top parties brace for a tight race
Winners too close to call in the absence of clear-cut policies

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Interview

Prachai's populist policies go further than Thaksin's
PM hopeful believes he's tailor-made for the post will drive up economic growth

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This week in history

November 1, 2006: Uncle Nuamthong commits suicide against junta
Sixty-year-old Nuamthong Phraiwan commits suicide to protest against the junta that staged a military coup on....
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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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