FOUND: 13 - What They Never Told You

Why buying cannabis in Thailand might get tougher after election

The days of easily buying marijuana on the streets of Bangkok or Phuket may soon be over.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

Rise of Thailand’s youth party reflects still potent protest demands

Thai university student Supawut Presangeiam is eager to vote for the first time in a general election on Sunday, hoping that his support for a rising youth-led opposition party will change the country by moving away from old patronage politics.

Reuters · May 12, 2023

Potential tricks and results in Thai poll

The fundamental risk in Thailand's election this Sunday is that ruling incumbents, spearheaded by coup-maker-cum-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and underpinned by the powers-that-be, are headed for a big loss. Yet they are unlikely to go away without distortion, subversion, and confrontation, as has been the case in the recent past.…

Bangkok Post · May 11, 2023

Analysis-Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return

Adored by millions and reviled by many, Thai billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has towered over his country's turbulent politics for more than two decades - even though he's lived mostly in self-exile since the army overthrew him in 2006.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Pheu Thai sure of Chiang Mai poll win

The Pheu Thai Party is confident it will win all constituencies in its political stronghold of Chiang Mai in Sunday's election despite the Move Forward Party's (MFP) rising popularity in the northern province.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2023

Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Is northern Thailand still in love with the Shinawatras?

Emotional ties between the Shinawatra dynasty and voters in the north could be key to the outcome of Sunday’s election.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023

Thai Sang Thai pans EEC as 'overly niche'

The country is barely benefiting from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a flagship project of the current government, as it is accessible to only a few small local businesses, according to the Thai Sang Thai (TST) Party.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2023

Pheu Thai lays down 3 rules

Pheu Thai Family chief and prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra has announced three conditions for the party in forming a coalition government, with one being that Pheu Thai must oversee all major ministries.

Bangkok Post · May 9, 2023

Thailand's influential ex-PM Thaksin eyes July return from exile

Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he would return home in July after 17 years in self-imposed exile, just days ahead of an election his party is expected to win.

Reuters · May 9, 2023