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Court upholds B400-billion borrowing decree

The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the government’s 400-billion-baht emergency loan ‌decree was lawful, lifting uncertainty over state spending plans.

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House approves Hotel Act updates in principle

The House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved in principle two bills to amend the Hotel Act, despite opposition criticism they would not adequately address long-standing regulatory problems.

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Social Security Office slammed for poor election PR

The Social Security Office (SSO) on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign to encourage employers and insured workers to register and vote in the Social Security Board election, but with registration due to close in seven days, it could be too little, too late, according to the opposition People’s Party.

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Nida Poll: People's Party and its leader most popular

The opposition-core People’s Party (PP) and its leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut were the most popular choices among respondents to the most recent political popularity poll by the National Institute of Development Administration.

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People’s Party leadership under scrutiny

The June 28 elections for Bangkok governor, Bangkok city councillors and Pattaya mayor delivered the most significant electoral setback yet for the main opposition People’s Party (PP), raising fresh questions about its leadership, electoral strategy and ability to convert national popularity into victories in executive contests.

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MP questions watchdogs' big budgets

A People's Party (PP) MP has questioned the performance of three constitutional independent agencies, saying they receive almost 10 billion baht in annual funding but have failed to execute their tasks efficiently.

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Court to hear Move Forward Party case in August

The Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled the first witness hearing for Aug 25 in a case against 44 former MPs of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP).

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Personality trumps party in city race

The Bangkok governor election on Sunday delivered one expected result and one surprise.

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People’s Party presses EC to act on Senate collusion case

People’s Party list-MP Parit Wacharasindhu on Friday disclosed additional evidence in the Senate election collusion case, starting with testimony collected in Nakhon Phanom province.

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Opposition MP called for questioning on forex case

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Opposition questions government handling of four key cases

People’s Party MP Parit Wacharasindhu on Tuesday hit back at the prime minister’s denial of political persecution against his party, saying the public should be the judge.

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Opposition MP denies illegal trading links

DSI sheds more light on illegal forex-trading network after series of raids

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Chadchart widens lead in race for Bangkok governor

Chadchart Sittipunt has gained more popularity among voters, who will drop the ballots in elections for a Bangkok governor and city councillors in less than two weeks.

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PP attacks B1.6bn AI programme

The opposition People's Party (PP) stepped up its pressure on the government to scrap its 1.6-billion-baht TH-AI Passport project, warning that it would petition the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate once public registration opens.

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Natthaphong’s risky political gamble

The main opposition People’s Party (PP) is under intense scrutiny after its criticism of privy councillors attending a recent high-level water management meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul appeared to backfire, opening a broader debate about the party’s political strategy and direction ahead of the Bangkok gubernatorial election on…

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People's Party submits complaint over chat leak

The main opposition People's Party has petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate allegations that a senior Interior Ministry official used a Line chat group to instruct subordinates to support candidates from the Bhumjaithai Party during the Feb 8 election campaign.

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Outgoing Bangkok governor clear favourite for re-election

Outgoing Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is the clear favourite in the lead up to the Bangkok gubernatorial election on June 28, according to an opinion survey.

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Thaksin tax case tests coalition unity

The resurging calls for authorities to pursue former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over the 2006 sale of Shin Corporation to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings have once again exposed the delicate fault lines within coalition politics, where legal accountability, political survival and longstanding ideological divisions remain deeply intertwined.

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Lawmakers back B400bn loan panel

Opposition and coalition lawmakers are backing the creation of a special parliamentary committee to oversee spending under the government's 400-billion-baht emergency borrowing decree, although sharp disagreements remain over whether the loan is justified.

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SSO visited over B3.6bn in missing assets

The House budget committee, led by People's Party (PP) list-MP Rukchanok Srinork, visited the Social Security Office (SSO) headquarters to investigate discrepancies in financial management, including reports of missing assets worth 3.6 billion baht.

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AI Passport project to be reviewed

DES minister Chaichanok says feedback will be used to improve B1.6-billion scheme

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Dissecting the threat of the 'blue regime'

Opposition leader and People's Party head Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut's reference to the "blue regime", and his sharp criticism of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for inviting members of the Privy Council to a water-shortage meeting on May 19 have sparked a backlash against his party and a heated debate on social media…

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Minister vows to press ahead with AI-for-all scheme

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob is defending the government’s TH-AI Passport initiative, insisting the 1.6-billion-baht project is a transparent and cost-effective investment aimed at preventing Thailand from falling behind in the global artificial intelligence race.

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Opposition seeks review of loan scrutiny motion

Opposition lawmakers have called on parliament to reconsider its decision not to classify a motion seeking scrutiny of the government's 400-billion-baht loan programme as an urgent matter.

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People’s Party leader says ‘blue regime’ stifles Thailand

People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has warned that Thailand remains under a “blue regime” that concentrates power in the hands of elites, as he called for the creation of a new “politics of hope” through the drafting of a new constitution.

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