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Thailand election

‘Money being thrown around to buy votes’: Voters in Thailand want more than just handouts

MWCurtain - Benjaporn Maigate 55 years old with her son Thitikarn maigate 29years old running a street food stall in Chiang Rai


ST PHOTO: MAY WONG
MWCurtain - Benjaporn Maigate 55 years old with her son Thitikarn maigate 29years old running a street food stall in Chiang Rai


ST PHOTO: MAY WONG

Thailand needs to break free from its political doom loop

A gallery of party posters ahead of Thailand's Feb 8 election offers voters a choice of candidates but the likely result is yet another fragile government.
A gallery of party posters ahead of Thailand's Feb 8 election offers voters a choice of candidates but the likely result is yet another fragile government.

Family affair: Thailand’s waning Shinawatra dynasty still election kingmaker

A Thai woman rides a bicycle past an election campaign poster of Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat.
A Thai woman rides a bicycle past an election campaign poster of Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat.

Thailand's pilot PM Anutin on course to keep top job

Mr Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election.
Mr Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election.

Global investors shun Thailand as election overhang hits assets

Some of the world’s biggest money managers say this weekend’s general election is prompting them to keep exposure limited, as the outcome will only compound existing challenges.
Some of the world’s biggest money managers say this weekend’s general election is prompting them to keep exposure limited, as the outcome will only compound existing challenges.

Winning not enough for Thailand’s most popular People’s Party

People’s Party MP Rukchanok Srinork takes photographs with supporters at a campaign rally in Bangkok.
People’s Party MP Rukchanok Srinork takes photographs with supporters at a campaign rally in Bangkok.

Which are the main parties in Thailand’s election and what are their policies?

Supporters of Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party at a general election campaign rally on Jan 30.
Supporters of Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party at a general election campaign rally on Jan 30.

Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties, testing Pheu Thai’s populist machine

People hold up election campaign brochures of Sudarat Pitakpornpunlop, a parliamentary candidate for the Bhumjaithai Party, during her election campaign rally in Woen Buek village, Khong Chiam district, Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
People hold up election campaign brochures of Sudarat Pitakpornpunlop, a parliamentary candidate for the Bhumjaithai Party, during her election campaign rally in Woen Buek village, Khong Chiam district, Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand’s ruling party runs on nationalist, establishment vote pitch

In his first big rally in Bangkok on Jan 30, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed to protect the monarchy.
In his first big rally in Bangkok on Jan 30, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed to protect the monarchy.

Popular Thai reformists face being blocked from power once more

Former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat greets supporters at an election campaign event of the People's Party in Bangkok on Jan 25.
Former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat greets supporters at an election campaign event of the People's Party in Bangkok on Jan 25.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.