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The latest news and top stories on Bhumjaithai Party of Thailand, also known as the Thai Pride Party, a political party organised along conservative populist principles that combine economic liberalism with welfare-oriented development and monarchist values.
A staff member prepares a cannabis flower for a customer in Bangkok in June 2025, after Thailand banned sales without a prescription. Photo: AP
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Thailand tightens cannabis sales as dispensaries face closure ahead of election

Thailand, the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, tightens rules to appeal to conservative voters ahead of pivotal election.

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Thailand’s ‘orange wave’ is back. Can it finally end conservative rule?

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Border row aids Anutin as Shinawatras play catch up in Thai election

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Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

PM Anutin seeks re-election in a three-way race against People’s Party and Thaksin’s Pheu Thai amid constitutional referendum in February poll.

Supporters with placards back Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul on the first day of candidate registration in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s Anutin named PM candidate for ‘consequential’ February poll

Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election.

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Thai PM says he will return ‘power to the people’, setting stage for election

Thailand’s military said the coming election would not affect its operations against Cambodia amid a renewed border conflict.

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Thailand’s sidelined reformists battle ‘baan yai’ dynasties to repeat poll win

It could become ‘everybody vs the People’s Party’ as old power networks unite to crush the movement that won the popular vote in 2023.

A protester holds up a placard during a pro-democracy demonstration in Bangkok calling for senators to respect the results of the 2023 general election. Photo: dpa
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Can Thailand’s new PM fix the economy and political woes by January?

Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul targets cost of living, tourism recovery and border stability in a four-month plan to revive the economy.

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Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul to dissolve parliament by end of January

A general election will be held in March or early April.

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Asian Angle | Thai politics is no longer orange, yellow and red. Anutin turned it blue

The political colours of 2023 have faded as Thailand’s progressive and dynastic parties embrace the new PM’s Bhumjaithai blue of compromise.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attends a press conference at Bhumjaithai party headquarters on September 7. Photo: Reuters
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Anutin’s ascent: how the ‘new face’ of Thailand’s elite took control

A master political operator and heir to a construction empire, Thailand’s new prime minister rose to power with ruthless pragmatism.

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Thailand’s next PM Anutin reaffirms promise to hold fresh election

New leader Anutin Charnvirakul says parliament is expected to be dissolved in four months, and will form his cabinet as soon as possible.

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Video | Thai parliament elects arch-conservative prime minister

Anutin secured rival reformist support in exchange for pledging to call new elections within 4 months and introduce constitutional reforms.

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Thailand’s unlikely political alliance sets stage for Anutin’s rise to power

As Thai lawmakers vote for a prime minister on Friday, the Bhumjaithai leader has received unexpected support from the People’s Party.

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Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul leaves a press conference after securing the backing of opposition People’s Party to serve as Thailand’s next prime minister on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s acting leader moves to dissolve parliament to block rival’s PM bid

The decision came after the People’s Party said it would back tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul’s bid to form a new government.

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Demonstrators with Thai national flags during a protest in Bangkok on August 31. Photo: EPA
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Thailand hangs on decision by pro-democracy party to break impasse

People’s Party moves into king-making role as Pheu Thai and arch-conservatives work to secure its support for their prime minister candidate.

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Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?

The People’s Party has demanded that any government it helps form must dissolve parliament within four months to hold a snap election.

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As Thai court decides Paetongtarn’s fate, is this the end for the Shinawatras?

The suspended prime minister will find out if she can stay in office when the court rules on her phone call to Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

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Suspended Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets the crowd as she arrives at the Constitutional Court on August 21. Photo: EPA
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Thailand shelves controversial casino bill amid political turmoil

Thailand’s cabinet withdrew a draft law to legalise casinos and entertainment complexes on Tuesday, citing the need for public engagement.

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Thai court suspends PM over leaked phone call as political crisis deepens

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s suspension has thrown Thailand’s government into tumult, raising fears of increased instability.

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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is swarmed by reporters on Tuesday after a cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
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