Saksith Saiyasombut 6/27/23 Saksith Saiyasombut 6/27/23

Move Forward's Pita Limjaroenrat says he has enough support to become Thai PM

The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat, has said that he has enough support to be voted in for the top job.

Saksith Saiyasombut 6/20/23 Saksith Saiyasombut 6/20/23

Key ASEAN members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism

Thailand is hosting "informal talks" with Myanmar's military government in a bid to find a way out of the post-coup crisis. Bangkok has been pushing to re-engage Myanmar's generals, but some key ASEAN members, including Indonesia, declined an invitation to the meeting. Still, Thailand's foreign ministry said "high-level" representatives from Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, India and China are expected to attend.

Saksith Saiyasombut 6/19/23 Saksith Saiyasombut 6/19/23

#ThaiElection23: MPs-elect confirmed, paving way for new parliament to assemble

Thailand's Election Commission has ratified the results of the May 14 General Elections, confirmed all 500 MPs-elect. This paves the way for the new parliament to convene within two weeks and the vote on a new Prime Minister shortly after that.

Saksith Saiyasombut 6/12/23 Saksith Saiyasombut 6/12/23

Thai election commission to probe PM frontrunner Pita

Thailand’s Move Forward Party is crying foul against what it sees as efforts to hinder it from forming the next government, after its victory in last month’s election. It held a news conference after the Election Commission threw out complaints alleging its leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat had violated the election law.