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This Harvard alum wants to help Thailand reclaim lost decade

The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

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Making big waves

Srettha Thavisin is setting out to whip up an "economic tsunami" and ride it to election victory with a promise of kicking the pandemic-battered economy into high gear.

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PM lags in new polling

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as the prime ministerial candidate of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), on Sunday shrugged off recent opinion polls suggesting he has fallen behind other key candidates.

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Thai PM Prayuth lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is still lagging behind the main opposition party, latest opinion polls showed, ahead of the Southeast Asian country's general election next month.

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Pheu Thai PM candidate Chaikasem hospitalised

Chaikasem Nitisiri, a Pheu Thai candidate for the post of prime minister, became unwell and was admitted to Nan Hospital while on the campaign trail in the northern province of Nan on Saturday, according to media reports. He was later admitted to a Bangkok hospital.

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An uber-rich dynasty has dominated Thai politics for years. Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra ready to rise?

Thailand's rising political star is Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a 36-year-old heiress, who is determined to break the cycle of coups and court battles that have dogged her powerful family for years.

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Pheu Thai's picks for PM 'all stand chance'

Chaikasem Nitisiri, Pheu Thai Party's chief strategist, said on Thursday that any of the party's three prime ministerial candidates could be nominated for the top job.

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Cash handouts spark concern

The Pheu Thai Party's promise to give away 10,000 baht to anyone 16 or older as part of its proposed economic stimulus policies has been called into question. How this pledge will be honoured and paid for are among the questions being asked.

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Who is Paetongtarn Shinawatra? The political scion aiming to become Thailand PM

Young member of the Shinawatra clan told supporters on Wednesday that coups had hurt everyone. She should know, her father was deposed in that way

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Pheu Thai pushes hi-tech

The Pheu Thai Party launched its campaign policies on Wednesday promising to bring a better future to Thais by lifting income, reforming the justice system and upgrading infrastructure to boost competitiveness.

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Thai opposition confirms Thaksin's daughter as PM candidate

Nonthaburi (Thailand) (AFP) - Thailand's main opposition Pheu Thai party confirmed on Wednesday the daughter of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as one of its candidates to be prime minister in the kingdom's upcoming election.

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Factbox-Who are the main candidates for Thailand's next leader?

Political parties in Thailand have until Friday to submit the names of their prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 general election.

Reuters

Generals, tycoon and political neophyte among PM candidates as Thailand heads into election

Two generals involved in coups, a pro-cannabis health minister and a businesswoman whose father and aunt fled into exile after being forced from power could be Thailand's next premiers, as political parties finalise their picks for the top job.

Reuters

Pheu Thai denies 'secret' PPRP deal

A rumoured "secret deal" between Pheu Thai and the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has been thrust into the limelight again as the wife of a close friend of Deputy Prime Minister and PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon has been named candidate No.22 on Pheu Thai's party list.

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Thailand's political hopefuls register for May election

Hundreds of would-be lawmakers in Thailand have begun the official registration process for the upcoming general election, a vote that will pit supporters of an exiled prime minister against the conservative political establishment and its allies in the military

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Thai poll hopefuls register as opposition vows constitutional reform

Bangkok (AFP) - Candidates began registering Monday for Thailand's upcoming general election, in which Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha faces a tough fight against opposition parties vowing to rewrite the kingdom's army-scripted constitution.

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Thai PM touts experience ahead of tough election

Bangkok (AFP) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, facing a tough battle to win a new term, said Monday the kingdom needs an experienced leader, as candidates began registering for next month's general election.

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‘Don’t judge me on my oratory’: Prawit

Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon on Sunday announced he would not participate in public debates as he did not think a national leader’s calibre should be judged by oratory skills alone.

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Pheu Thai eyes economic posts

The Pheu Thai Party has vowed to take charge of all ministries that handle economic affairs to carry out its campaign policies if it is elected to lead the government after the next election.

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General election on May 14

The Election Commission has set the general election for Sunday May 14, with advanced voting a week earlier on Sunday May 7.

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Analysis-Some new faces but old divisions to haunt Thailand's May election

Thailand's general election set for May 14 will bring new faces into the fray but is likely to be over-shadowed by old animosity between the military-royalist establishment and popular opposition parties challenging the status quo.

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Myanmar’s democratic struggle at stake in Thailand’s election

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Naypyidaw.

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Factbox-Who are the main candidates for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's parliament was dissolved on Monday, paving the way for elections to be held in May. The race will showcase a long-running political battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and a conservative pro-military establishment.

The Guardian - UK

Thailand: Paetongtarn Shinawatra leads polls as country heads towards election

As parliament dissolves, party of Paetongtarn, whose father was deposed in 2006, has best chance of forming majority

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Thai Parliament dissolved, general election set for May

Thailand’s Parliament has been dissolved by a government decree, setting the stage for a May general election, which has the potential to lessen the military’s influence in politics

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