Thai politics

Thai reformist party chief holds his lead in latest opinion poll

Support for Mr Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, rose to 24.76 per cent from 17.2 per cent in December 2025.

Top contenders for PM emerge as Thailand heads to polls in February

Mr Anutin Charnvirakul has the advantage of incumbency, winning a parliamentary vote to become prime minister in September 2025

Former Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva among Democrat Party’s prime ministerial picks for Feb 8 polls

Former Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was introduced as one of the three prime ministerial candidates of Thailand’s Democrat Party on Dec 26, 2026.

Thailand eyes tax, trading curbs to limit ‘huge’ gold transactions as baht surges

Thailand’s currency is soaring as traders sell gold in US dollars in foreign markets and then swop the US currency for baht.

With Thaksin jailed, Thailand’s Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back

Associate Professor Yodchanan Wongsawat, the nephew and son of former prime ministers, is Pheu Thai’s leading candidate for the top job in the Feb 8 general election.

Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family has nominated another member of the dynastry as prime minister candidate in the election expected to be held in early 2026.

Thailand to hold elections on Feb 8, election commission says

Thailand will hold elections on Feb 8, according to multiple local media reports on Dec 15.

Thai-Cambodia clash may boost PM Anutin’s standing but to what extent?

pwsurin12 - General view of the evacuation centre at Surindra Rajabhat University in Surin, Thailand.
ST PHOTO: PHILIP WEN

News analysis

Thailand’s snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul greets his cabinet on the day he speaks to members of the media to announce the dissolution of parliament at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Thailand is serious about waging war at disputed border with Cambodia

Displaced people arrive at a temporary camp in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, on Dec 11.

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