Thai Rak Thai Party

Type: Organization
Name: Thai Rak Thai Party (Thai Rak Thai)
Nationality: Thailand
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Thai Rak Thai Party
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Public health pioneer ousted for big pharma

What do you do to the man who helped you win a landslide election through pioneering the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme? What do you do to the same man who has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV/Aids by providing them ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 21 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Race shaping as an all-star affair

Home politics Former actor Yuranan to be Pheu Thai nominee to run against Democrat Tankhun on June 16 A month from now, Bangkok's Don Muang district will become the battlefield of former movie stars representing the two major parties in a House by-el ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 14 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Thaksin seen as underdog

Re: '''' (PostBag, May 12).Guy Baker said Abhisit Vejjajiva never mingled with voters in the Northeast and that is why the Democrats repeatedly lose in general elections.I think most people, including me, support Thaksin because they see him as the u ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 13 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Pheu Thai plans rallies to explain policies

Home breakingnews Prominent Pheu Thai Party members are preparing to deliver speeches at party rallies in Nakhon Ratchasima and Ubon Ratchathani this weekend.Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Phongthep ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 10 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Don Muang by-election on June 16

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday set June 16 as the date for the constituency 12 by-election in Bangkok’s Don Muang area, commissioner Prapan Naikowit said on Friday.The Don Muang seat is now vacant after the former Pheu Thai MP for the area, Karun ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 10 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Thai PM says no early amnesty for ousted Thaksin

By Pracha HariraksapitakBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Saturday his government had no plan to propose early amnesties for ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his party leaders after they were banned from politics.Surayud's ... [Published thestar.com.my - May 08 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Nepotism can't be good for the party or country

Home opinion With Yaowapa Wongsawat taking a seat in Parliament, the stage seems set for another smooth transfer of power within the Shinawatra clan The return to politics of Yaowapa Wongsawat has stamped the ruling Pheu Thai Party as a possession of ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 07 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Supreme Court delays verdict

Home politics The Supreme Court yesterday delayed its ruling on former Election Commission members accused of committing malfeasance to benefit Thai Rak Thai Party candidates in 2006 by-elections.The court postponed the verdict reading till June 13 after ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 07 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

How to live with irresponsible economics

Winston Churchill famously declared: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried."This is certainly true. My research shows that the Thai state has extended social welfare and offered social protection schemes ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 07 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Yaowapa's return shores up a dynasty

Home politics Pheu Thai Chiang Mai MP Yaowapa Wongsawat's political journey after her five-year political ban has attracted huge media and public interest for one reason - she has been groomed as a substitute prime minister waiting in the wings for whenever ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 06 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Setting the stage for when the boss is back

From the Skype meetings to the speech in Mongolia, from the military cleared of all charges and the rally against the Constitution Court _ join the dots and we can see pressure being brought to bear.The desired result of all of these moves is the triumphant ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 04 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Battle royal looms between Pheu Thai, court

April is normally the hottest month of the year with the temperature often surpassing 40C in different parts of the country. This year, however, the situation may be different with the mercury in the coming months likely to soar higher than the April ... [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 28 2013]

Quotes

"I doubt the prime minister can figure this out, but I am confident that Thaksin can" Pol Gen Vasit said
This was a pleasure to read: "Thailand and France are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding next month on developing high-speed rail here and modernising the State Railway of Thailand's operations and services" (BP, May 12.)
"In my 21 years in politics I've never seen any election violence in Bangkok" said the former key figure of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party
"Sudarat is a prominent person in the party, and the constituency has always belonged to the party. But this does not mean that our candidate will be automatically elected - we have to win approval of the locals first" he said, adding that the party was confident it could announce the candidate next week

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Public health pioneer ousted for big pharma [Published Bangkok Post - May 21 2013]
Avoiding a clash of personalities [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Race shaping as an all-star affair [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 14 2013]
Thaksin seen as underdog [Published Bangkok Post - May 13 2013]
Tankhun enters race [Published Bangkok Post - May 13 2013]
Sudarat may contest from Don Muang [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 10 2013]
UP Fact-Check: Bro. Eddie and Thaksinomics [Published ABS-CBN News - May 10 2013]
Pheu Thai plans rallies to explain policies [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 10 2013]
Don Muang by-election on June 16 [Published Bangkok Post - May 10 2013]
Thai PM says no early amnesty for ousted Thaksin [Published thestar.com.my - May 08 2013]
Supreme Court delays verdict [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 07 2013]
Nepotism can't be good for the party or country [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 07 2013]
How to live with irresponsible economics [Published Bangkok Post - May 07 2013]
Supreme Court delays verdict in EC malfeasance ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 07 2013]
Yaowapa's return shores up a dynasty [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 06 2013]
Setting the stage for when the boss is back [Published Bangkok Post - May 04 2013]
Battle royal looms between Pheu Thai, court [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 28 2013]
Thailand: All the Kings Men [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 25 2013]
Klon Anwar dan Chinadoll dah jumpa; Klon Eskay??? [Published Gelagat Anwar - Apr 25 2013]
Thanong, Somkid urge caution over investment [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 24 2013]
News Analysis: Yingluck's sister now back in Th... [Published Individual.com - Apr 23 2013]
Latest bill would cover lese majeste [Published The Nation - Thailand - Apr 22 2013]
Thaksin thinks, but who else is allowed to? [Published The Nation - Thailand - Apr 21 2013]
Pheu Thai maintains pressure on court [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 21 2013]
Roundup: Yingluck's sister scores landslide vic... [Published CHINAdaily - Apr 21 2013]
Yaowapa wins by-election in landslide [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 21 2013]
PM reaches out on Weibo [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 20 2013]
Cambodia-backed map was 'never endorsed': Thaks... [Published Asia News Network - Apr 19 2013]
Cambodia-backed map was 'never endorsed' [but T... [Published Khmerization - Apr 19 2013]
Will Democrats heed reform call before it's too... [Published The Nation - Thailand - Apr 18 2013]
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Klon Anwar dan Chinadoll dah jumpa; Klon Eskay??? [Published Gelagat Anwar - Apr 25 2013]
Kelmarin, seorang lelaki yang dikatakan klon Anwar sudah ditahan oleh pihak berkuasa. Menurut sumber, kemasukan lelaki berkenaan sudah dimaklumkan kepada PDRM melalui sms (nombor tidak dikenali). Ada yang kata, tindakan tersebut dilakukan oleh orang ...
Cambodia-backed map was 'never endorsed' [but T... [Published Khmerization - Apr 19 2013]
The NationApril 19, 2013Previous governments led by the Thai Rak Thaiand People Power parties never accepted the 1:200,000-scale map used byCambodia to make its case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) inthe Preah Vihear dispute, a legal adviser ...
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