Tagged: Thailand

24th March 2019

Thailand’s pro-military party takes stunning lead as results come in

Partial results from Sunday’s election in Thailand showed a pro-military party slightly ahead of the populist party leading a “democratic front”, an unexpected and – for many – stunning outcome from the country’s first...

South East Asia / Elections

24th March 2019

Thailand’s coup leader and ‘democratic front’ face off in long-awaited election

Thais voted on Sunday in a long-delayed election following a 2014 military coup, a race that pitted the country’s junta chief seeking to retain power against a “democratic front” led by the populist party...

Elections / Opinion / South East Asia

23rd March 2019

Thailand’s Election: Continuity or Change?

About 51-52 million Thais will go to vote on March 24, the first election since the civilian government of Yingluck Shinawatra was toppled by the military coup led by General Prayut Chan-o-Cha in 2014....

Elections / South East Asia

1st March 2019

Green economy? Thai party campaigns cannabis farming

Billionaire-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul thinks he has hit on a winning issue for Thailand’s election next month – promoting cannabis farming now that the Southeast Asia nation has legalized medical marijuana. Campaign posters for his...

Elections / Opinion / World Daily

10th February 2019

Thai Politics | The Princess and the Prachathipatai

Thai electoral politics have been in a constant state of upheaval during the 21st century with multiple coups, military governments, new constitutions, and broken promises of popular elections. However, this election is in the...

Indian Diplomacy / International Conferences / Opinion

13th September 2018

BIMSTEC: Challenges and Implications for India

BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), initially known as BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation), was formed after representatives from the aforesaid four countries met at Bangkok in June 1997....

Elections / South East Asia / World Daily

12th September 2018

New Thai laws mandate election by May next year

BANGKOK – After a series of long delays and broken promises, Thailand’s military government has enacted laws that set in motion a countdown leading to new elections by next May. The measures, which became...

Indian Diplomacy / Asia / Bangladesh / Bhutan / Bilateral / Multilateral Documents / Climate / Myanmar / Nepal / South Asia / South East Asia / Sri Lanka

1st September 2018

Complete Text: Fourth BIMSTEC Summit Declaration, Kathmandu, Nepal

“Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region” We, the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Chief Advisor of the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Prime Minister of the Republic...