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The Apec forum won't save PM's election hopes

'Whatever we do is seen by people as stupid." It will be ironic, if this statement, uttered in desperation and resentment probably in equal parts, goes down in history as the famous last words of former coup maker and prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

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Firms offer to guarantee seats on Betong flights

Businesses in Betong's tourism sector will guarantee to fill 60 seats on every Nok Air flight bound for the newly-opened airport if the airline agrees to drop round-trip fares from Bangkok to 5,000 baht, the Betong Tourism Association said on Thursday.

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Prawit 'wait and see' on cooperation with Pheu Thai

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who is the leader of the coalition-core Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has left open the option of a partnership with the opposition-core Pheu Thai Party after the general election.

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When to bring the curtain down

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.

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Move Forward MP threatens to sue over case flaws

Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome is threatening to take legal action against authorities after he reported to police on Friday, only to be told that the charge against him was not yet complete.

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PM might not finish full term

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has for the first time refused to pledge that he will complete his term or outright deny the possibility of an early House dissolution before the official end of his tenure in March next year.

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Prayut sidesteps Prawit's forecast of early House dissolution

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday distanced himself from a remark by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon that there could be a House dissolution after the Apec summit in November.

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Snap poll 'likely early next year'

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday told small coalition partners that a House dissolution is expected late this year with snap elections likely early next year, a source said.

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Govt targets return to Tier 2 trafficking list

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered state agencies to speed up solving human trafficking problems in the country in the hope Thailand will be reinstated as a Tier 2 nation in 2022.

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Prawit: No conflict in PPRP

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has insisted that there are no conflicts in the ruling party, following the expulsion of 21 MPs in January.

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Prayut counts on his allies

Since assuming office in 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has faced down tough challenges including a plot to overthrow him from power in a no-confidence debate in September last year.

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Tug-of-war impairing decision-making at NT

Government instability caused by a tug-of-war between the prime minister and his deputy is taking a toll on operations and decision-making at National Telecom (NT), according to a source on the firm's board who requested anonymity.

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PPRP 'will bounce back behind Prayut'

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has insisted the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), which he leads, will not disintegrate but rather plans to expand in the next election and nominate Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as its prime ministerial candidate once again.

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By-election loss bad for PPRP, worse for PM

It was a case of third time not lucky for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), and its frontman Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. The setback suffered by the PPRP in the by-election on Sunday for Bangkok's Constituency 9 covering Laksi and parts of Chatuchak district was its third defeat…

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Axe-wielding may be too late to save PM

The infighting in the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) that resulted in the purge of Capt Thamanat Prompow and 20 other politicians in his pocket has shaken the Prayut Chan-o-cha coalition government's stability.

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Purge tests PM's resolve

All eyes are on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's next move following the purge of 21 MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) including Thamanat Prompow, the party's former secretary-general.

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Prawit: PPRP stands firm on decision to expel 21 MPs

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) will not reverse its decision to expel 21 MPs, including former secretary-general Thamanat Prompow, Deputy Prime Minister and PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday.

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