BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Paetongtarn Shinawatra has the DNA to accomplish more as prime minister than her father and her aunt did, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said in a recent interview.
Pheu Thai prime minister candidate Srettha Thavisin vowed to serve the people and combat poverty and inequality if he is elected as the country’s 30th prime minister.
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), emerged as Bangkok voters' top choice for prime minister in the latest poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
The defection of two key figures of the Sam Mitr faction, Suriya Juangroongruangkit and Somsak Thepsutin, from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to the Pheu Thai Party has dealt a blow to the ruling party.
The Pheu Thai Party (PTP) backed more decentralisation of power while proposing a "new business zone" policy as key party figures met local leaders and businesses in Pattaya on Sunday.