Sonthi may be dismissed over plot to topple PPP

Deputy Prime Minister Sonthi Boonyaratglin will be dismissed as chairman of the national committee to fight....

voters can earn rewards for vote buying tip-off
People who accept vote-buying money will get a percentage from a fine imposed on vote buyers if they file a....

Health care on the agenda
Top guns speak at medical seminar and all promise to improve sector

Newcomer an old hand in polls
Nattakarn Chomphuthep, 33, the son of well-known Lamphun politician Saman or "Nan La", will contest....

Post election result no cause for concern
Deputy Prime Minister Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday there would not be chaos if the People Power Party....

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

Leaders could lose in Bangkok
Democrats, PPP may knock out Prachai, others

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Interview

'I won't stage another coup to save my seat'
Army commander-in-chief General Anupong Paochinda talked on Wednesday with news editors from major media....

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This week in history

November 15, 1933: Thailand's first election
Thailand had its first general election 74 years ago this week. The Kingdom's first general election took....
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What's On

World congress of administrative courts in Bangkok
Heads and representatives of administrative courts from 50 countries gather in Bangkok next week for a....

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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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