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Another opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand's next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday, just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of military-backed government.

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is trailing Pheu Thai for constituency and party-list MPs but its popularity is rising as the election looms, according to a new pre-election poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), emerged as Bangkok voters' top choice for prime minister in the latest poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

"It makes me feel pretty excited and ecstatic."

The youngest daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains Thailand's top choice to become its next leader, according to an opinion poll, with more than double the score of incumbent and nearest rival Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, emerged as voters’ top choice to lead the Southeast Asian nation ahead of the next general election tentatively scheduled in May, according to an opinion poll.

Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.

People in Bangkok generally approve of the work record of governor Chadchart Sittipunt after six months in the post, according to a recent opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

At 45 and after several surgeries, Ana Maria Belo’s career is flourishing with a lead role in an AACTA-nominated series and a supporting role in a major commercial musical.

Roughly 23% of tourism operators are willing to increase their workforce, but some remain hesitant because of insufficient tourist demand, according to a study by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).

WASHINGTON — Five states will vote next week on whether to join the 21 states and territories that have legalized recreational marijuana for adults. But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for…