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PPRP pitches 'war on poverty' to reduce income gap

Slashing the price of energy, restructuring debts and building small business enterprises rank high on the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP)'s campaign agenda.

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Anutin hits back at Pheu Thai's claim

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has slammed recent remarks made by Srettha Thavisin, one of the three prime ministerial candidates of the Pheu Thai Party, calling them a smear campaign against the party.

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TDRI questions party stimulus plans

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has warned major political parties that their main election campaign projects might not be necessary as a stimulus since the economy is not in recession.

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PM poll quest goes South

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will hit the hustings in the South on Saturday, hoping his rising popularity in the region will help his United Thai Nation (UTN) Party capture many House seats in the Democrat Party's traditional stronghold in the May 14 election.

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Pheu Thai targets rubber farmers in South

The Pheu Thai Party has reaffirmed its plan to shore up rubber prices as it met farmers in Thung Song district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Thursday.

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Anutin talks alliances, polls with EU envoys

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday he affirmed the party's stance against amending Section 112, the lese majeste law, during a meeting with European Union (EU) ambassadors.

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Chuan warns voters against temptation

Former Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai has urged voters to resist vote-buyers and political schemers responsible for running democracy into the ground.

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Parties lay out different approaches to bring down living costs

The Bhumjaithai Party is planning to offer a 40-baht daily public transport pass that would be valid on Bangkok's electric train routes in an effort to make commuting more affordable for the capital's residents, according to the party's election director for Bangkok, Buddhipongse Punnakanta.

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Survey says no landslide election win

No party will win the May 14 election by a landslide, according to the latest Super Poll survey.

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Thailand's cannabis champion eyes bigger role after May election

Thailand's health minister who championed the legalisation of cannabis is hoping the reform will help deliver gains in next month's election, with expectations he could emerge as a power broker who can stitch together a coalition government.

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People victory after court revoked gag order - Chuvit

Former massage parlour tycoon-turned-whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit has celebrated the Civil Court's ruling to revoke its injunction, which had ordered him to suspend his criticism of the Bhumjaithai Party's policy of legalising cannabis, as a victory for the people.

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Chuvit to appeal gag order on ganja policy

Former massage parlour tycoon Chuvit Kamolvisit will on Friday appeal a Civil Court injunction ordering him to suspend his criticism of the Bhumjaithai Party's cannabis policy pending its ruling in a case brought against him.

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BJT expects to win 100 seats

The Bhumjaithai Party is likely to win at least 100 MP seats and be the key political party in forming the next government, says Anutin Charnvirakul, the party leader.

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Weed conundrum polarises society ahead of election

Despite the different stances political parties take when it comes to the subject of cannabis -- with most objecting to its recreational use -- and another potential shift in the plant's legal status, many sellers remain unconcerned.

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Chuvit ordered to suspend criticism of cannabis policy

The Civil Court has ordered Chuvit Kamolvisit to suspend his criticism of the Bhumjaithai's cannabis policy pending its ruling in a case brought against him, according to a senior party member.

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Registration of constituency candidates begins nationwide

The registration of constituency candidates for the May 14 general election started on Monday at designated venues throughout the country and will continue until Friday.

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Move Forward's Pita, Pheu Thai's Paetongtarn duel for Bangkok's PM choice: poll

Eligible voters in Bangkok see Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, as best suited for the post of prime minister, with a slender lead over Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

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PM 'sure' of UTN's chances

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has downplayed speculation that the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party will be excluded from the government coalition following the next general election, which is set to take place in May.

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Chuvit shadows Bhumjaithai in Bangkok

The Bhumjaithai Party on Saturday introduced prospective election candidates in all 33 Bangkok constituencies in hopes of planting its flag in the capital, amid yet another protest by whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit.

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Prayut gets frosty response

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was confronted on Friday by a woman in Chiang Mai who complained about economic hardship and said she could not wait for him to dissolve the House and call an election.

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Bhumjaithai to file legal complaints against Chuvit

The Bhumjaithai Party will have its potential candidates in 400 constituencies nationwide file legal complaints against whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit for allegedly damaging them.

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Bhumjaithai leader opens to pre-poll talks with any parties

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday that he was open to talks with any political parties for the time being, while expecting his party to win 70 House seats in the next general election.

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Chuvit petitions graftbusters to probe Saksayam

Massage parlour tycoon turned whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit on Monday formally petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to look into four cases of alleged misconduct relating to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and the Bhumjaithai Party.

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Anutin brushes off 'dirty tricks' targeting Bhumjaithai

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has downplayed the suspension of a key minister and attacks against his party, brushing them off as pre-poll mudslinging.

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Chuvit swears he's acting on his own

Whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit has declared war against Bhumjaithai Party's free cannabis policy and encouraged voters to join his crusade against allowing recreational use of cannabis at the coming poll.

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