The ruling Bhumjaithai Party routed progressive and populist parties in Thailand's general election, putting leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-election-government/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #anutincharnvirakul
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's Bhumjaithai Party won a clear victory in Sunday’s general election, raising the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to political instability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-anutin-election-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #anutincharnvirakul #thailand #southeastasia
Two decades of political instability has seen Thailand go from an aspiring economy to a regional laggard, but even if voters in the upcoming Feb. 8 election signal a desire for reform, the electoral math is daunting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-vote-never-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #gdp
As nationalist sentiment surged following last year’s flare-up along the border, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has tapped public concerns in Thailand over security and national pride ahead of the Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/thai-party-nationalist-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #southeastasia
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said after calls with the countries' leaders to try to salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/asia-pacific/thai-cambodia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #cambodia #thailand #donaldtrump #hunmanet #anutincharnvirakul
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul looks set to tap burgeoning nationalism over a border conflict with Cambodia to boost his appeal in a general election stemming from his dissolution of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-snap-poll-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #anutincharnvirakul
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament, setting the stage for an early election after a key political party backing his minority government threatened to withdraw its support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-prime-minister-parliament-dissolve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is using new border clashes with Cambodia to tap nationalist sentiment at home while gambling it won’t unduly irritate U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/asia-pacific/politics/thai-leader-cambodia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #cambodia #us #donaldtrump #southeastasia
India plans to repatriate some 500 of its nationals who fled over the border into Thailand following a military raid on a notorious scam center in Myanmar, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-repatriation-myanmar-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #india #myanmar #thailand #anutincharnvirakul
Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty and setting course for elections early next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-new-prime-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand#anutincharnvirakul
Thailand's next prime minister on Saturday pledged to make good on his promise to lead the fractured interim government to new polls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-next-pm-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#anutincharnvirakul #thailand
Thailand's most powerful politician, Thaksin Shinawatra, has jetted off to Dubai — ostensibly for a medical checkup — ahead of the Thai parliament's vote for a new prime minister after his daughter lost the job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-new-prime-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #thaksinshinawatra #paetongtarnshinawatra#anutincharnvirakul #pheuthai #bhumjaithai
Conservative politician Anutin Charnvirakul is primed to become Thailand’s 32nd premier, but his power rests on an unstable alliance with strange political bedfellows, meaning his time at the top may be short-lived. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/asia-pacific/politics/thai-pm-anutin-charnvirakul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia#anutincharnvirakul
Thailand's People's Party, a pro-democracy party whose rise to power has been thwarted by the country’s conservative establishment, is suddenly in pole position to anoint its next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/thai-pro-democracy-kingmaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #paetongtarnshinawatra#anutincharnvirakul