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Song and Dance Performance Leads to Nullified Election The Supreme of Court of Thailand’s Election Division Thursday called for a new election in Constituency 1 of Maha Sarakham region as recommended by the Election Commission. The EC suggested the new election after finding that Khachit Chainikhom, a Puea Thai Party candidate in the Jan 11 [...]

Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has Died Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has died of liver cancer Tuesday morning at Bamrungraj hospital, Sumitr Sundaravej, his younger brother has announced. Mr Samak, 74, was the country’s 25th prime minister. He was the leader of the now disbanded People Power Party. He was prime minister [...]

Amnesty Proposal for Banned Politicians Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party will draft a new law giving amnesty for all of the country’s political groups in the House of Representatives on Wednesday with hopes to promote reconciliation throughout the kingdom, according to party spokesman Chavarat Charnveerakul. Speaking to reporters following a party gathering on Tuesday, Mr Chavarat stated [...]

Puea Thai MPs Risk Disqualification Members of Parliament in Thailand’s Puea Thai party will not resign their seats even if the Election Commission rules that they were guilty of holding shares in firms outlawed by the charter, according the chairman of opposition whips Witthaya Buranasiri. He maintained that the Puea Thai MPs will remain until [...]

Red Shirts vs. Blue Shirts Prime Minister Abhisit visited the northeastern part of Thailand on Saturday. He landed at Buri Ram airport at 9.00am surrounded by tight security. He and His entourage were appearing in order open government projects designed to improve his image in the pro-Thaksin areas. First stop was the provincial railway station [...]

Thailand’s Democrats take control of House The Thai Democrat Party and defectors from the government coalition have majority control of the House and will form a government with Abhisit Vejjajiva as prime minister. On Saturday the Democrat Party revealed the new coalition Thai government with reps of smaller parties and defectors from the disbanded People [...]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court Dissolves PPP party today. The Thai court has also banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from politics for 5 years. Thailand’s Constitutional Court said the PPP, the country’s ruling party has been dissolved due to voting fraud. The Constitutional Court banned 109 members of PPP, Chart Thai and Matchimathipataya executives from entering politics [...]

Wounds on PAD Protesters from tear-gas canisters, Not homemade bombs as Thai Police claimed Politicians pushed Thai police into deadly clash with PAD protesters Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip has said the wounds on PAD protesters came from tear gas canisters fired by Bangkok police and that the Thai government pressured Thai police [...]

Prime Minister Somchai considers resigning Prime Minister Somchai said his dissolving the Government House or stepping down a Prime Minister could end the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand and has not ruled yet about resigning the post. Somchai said; “I’m not stuck on being prime minister if my resigning can solve the problems. But I’m [...]