EC to continue investigating on new House Speaker

The Election Commission decided on Friday to proceed with the investigation into alleged electoral fraud....

Anusorn, Rosana to stand
Two renowned activists set to make bids for the upper house

Tour Thaksin hometown
Thaksin Shinawatra supporting website clubthaksin.com is touring Chiang Mai, the ousted prime minister's....

Anfrel's views on poll's shortcomings
Last week's re-elections were observed by the Asian Network for Free Elections (Anfrel) in six provinces....

KTB loan case indictments could be dropped by assets committee
The Assets Examination Committee may drop indictments against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his....

Desperately seeking Sonthi…
One of The Nation's 2006 People of the Year has vanished from public view for more than two weeks. He is....
"You" --- PERSON OF THE YEAR 2007
'You' is a far cry from Time magazine's 2006 person of the year. 'You' is more....
Politics Chit Chat: Bad days for PM hopeful?
It seemed some prime minister hopeful, including Samak Sundaravej and Abhisit Vejjajiva, had bad days prior to....
Highlights of the week: EC vetting process to continue
This week (January 7-13, 2008) the Election Commission will continue to endorse or nullify poll results.

Analysis/Commentary

Time to move forward but without Thaksin or Sonthi
Yesterday's opening of Parliament marked a fresh page in Thai politics. The unfolding events of the....

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Interview

No-votes 'a call for political change'
Last month's general election saw 2.1 million 'no votes' for party-list and constituent seats.

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This week in history

December 31, 2006: New Year's Eve Bombings
Bangkok is rocked by six explosions early in the evening at widely separate parts of the city, completely....
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What's On

By-elections and Senate nomination
Sunday (January 13, 2008) sees by-elections in three Nakhon Ratchasima seats, after the successful People....

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Political reality isn't pretty, deal with it
From 2005 to the present, Thailand has been plagued with the polarisation which in turn brings about unprecedented volatility and myriads of political woes, the likes of which have never been seen before.

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