Prayut Chan-o-cha

Who could be Thailand’s next prime minister?

The remaining candidates eligible to become prime minister having been nominated by their parties prior to the 2023 election are (clockwise from top left) Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Mr Chaikasem Nitisiri, Mr Pirapan Salirathavibhaga,

Thai court orders emergency plan to improve air quality

A pedestrian wears a face mask as air pollution of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at harmful levels shrouds the surroundings in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand’s ex-PM Prayut appointed Privy Council member

Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha took power in a 2014 coup, but he lost the 2023 election in Thailand and resigned from politics.

Thailand PM Prayut announces retirement from politics

Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha will remain caretaker premier until a new government is formed.

The Straits Times says

Thai elite should respect mandate

Thailand election: Polls close after calm and uneventful voting

Counting of votes in progress at Wat That Thong in Bangkok on May 14 after polls closed at 5pm local time.

Thai parties rally supporters in final push before Sunday’s election

Pheu Thai party prime minister candidates Paethongtarn Shinawatra (foreground) and Srettha Thavisin greeting the crowd at a rally in Nonthaburi, Bangkok, on May 12, 2023.

Rise of Thailand’s youth party reflects still potent protest demands

There are 3.3 million first-time voters aged 18 to 22 that Thai parties are trying to woo.

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return

Thaksin’s announcement of plans to return to Thailand in July has caused a stir as voters prepare to go to the polls in a general election on Sunday.

‘Think big’, ‘No uncles’, ‘Love me for a long time’: Thai parties ramp up rallies ahead of polls

Thai property tycoon Srettha Thavisin, one of the Pheu Thai Party's PM candidates, at a rally in Nakhon Ratchasima province, on May 6.

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