By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI “ULTRA-POPULIST” campaign could probably worsen the economic conditions of the debt-ridden country and backfire on the party’s hopes for a landslide victory in the May 14 general election, said a noted academic today (Apr.6). Pichai Ratanadilok na Phuket, head of the National Institute of Development Administration’s Political
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10,000-baht digital wallet for each Thai pledged in Pheu Thai campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI today (Apr.5) announced a major populist policy to hand out 10,000 baht in digital wallet for each of all Thai adolescents and adults only if the party becomes government after the May 14 general election. Real estate tycoon Settha Taweesin, one of a trio of Pheu Thai
Read morePheu Thai, Move Forward tipped to together get over 50% party-listed MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE LIKELY FOR the Pheu Thai and the Move Forward to combinedly get more than half the total of 100 party-listed MPs in the May 14 general election, according to Chulalongkorn University political scientist Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee. Siripan made a prediction on the nationwide election last night (Apr.4)
Read moreChaikasem to be named Pheu Thai candidate for PM again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAIKASEM NITISIRI will likely be named a third Pheu Thai partisan contender running in the May 14 general election for prime minister again – the title given him in such a nationwide race four years earlier. Chaikasem, head of the Pheu Thai strategic and political directions committee, told reporters today
Read moreSuchart has now jumped onto Pheu Thai bandwagon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FIRST DEPUTY House speaker Suchart Tancharoen has finally jumped onto the Pheu Thai bandwagon to contest the May 14 general election, a partisan source confirmed today (Mar.28). Suchart is running for MP in Pheu Thai party-listed mode whilst his son, namely Sakchai Tancharoen, had earlier joined the same party.
Read morePrayut warns Pheu Thai might ‘slide off course’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Mar.24) ironically cautioned one might probably “slide off course” during an ongoing campaign toward the May 14 general election. Without naming names or elaborating, Prayut was apparently referring to the largely anticipated landslide victory of the Pheu Thai in the nationwide election, warning to
Read morePheu Thai could probably become one-party government: Somsak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SAM MIT GROUP leader Somsak Thepsuthin commented today (Mar.23) the Pheu Thai could probably become a one-party government after the May 14 general election. The former justice minister made his comment as he himself, his spouse Anongwan Thepsuthin and former industry minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit have departed from the Palang Pracharath
Read moreMost people still prefer Pheu Thai for government: NIDA poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PROSPECTIVE VOTERS nationwide have still preferred the Pheu Thai Party as their top choice for government after an upcoming general election, according to the latest NIDA Poll. The NIDA Poll, conducted earlier this month among a total of 2,000 voters from all walks of life, in all electorally eligible
Read moreSam Mit leaders to liaise between Pheu Thai and Palang Pracharath
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RETURN OF SAM MIT faction leaders from the Palang Pracharath to the Pheu Thai was primarily designed to offer themselves as a go-between and turn both parties into coalition partners after an upcoming general election, a partisan source said today (Mar.16). The Sam Mit faction leaders, namely Somsak Thepsuthin
Read morePheu Thai unlikely to reach 310-MPs target: KPI executive
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE UNLIKELY for the Pheu Thai Party to score a landslide victory grabbing no less than 310 MP seats as reportedly targeted in an upcoming general election, said an executive official of King Prajadhipok’s Institute today (Mar.16). KPI deputy secretary-general Thawilwadi Burikul remarked the Pheu Thai, known to
Read moreSomsak, Suriya skipping over from Palang Pracharath to Pheu Thai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SAM MIT GROUP leaders Somsak Thepsuthin and Suriya Juangroongruangkit will very shortly leave the Palang Pracharath for Pheu Thai, partisan sources said today (Mar.14). Somsak and Suriya will be the last MPs among members of Sam Mit faction to skip over from the ruling party headed by Deputy Prime Minister
Read morePheu Thai dissolution sought for using politically banned Nattawut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION has been petitioned today (Mar.7) to take steps toward a possible dissolution of the Pheu Thai for having a politically-banned person help with the party’s ongoing electoral campaign. Sonthiya Sawasdee, member of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart, called on the polling agency to forward the case over
Read moreRuam Thai Sang Chart forecasts Pheu Thai dissolution: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CERTAIN RUAM THAI SANG CHART candidate running for MP has publicly predicted the Pheu Thai be dissolved by court for allegedly being masterminded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Feb.23). Without naming names, Chonlanan said the Ruam Thai Sang Chart contestant in
Read morePheu Thai Party’s total campaign finance to be cut over T-shirt handout in Sisaket
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE TOTAL SUM of Pheu Thai Party’s campaign finance for the next general election will drop from a maximum of 35 million baht as provided by law due to Saturday’s partisan rally in Sisaket where attendees were given Pheu Thai Family T-shirts for free, confirmed a source in the Election
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