Chairith Yonpiam
Assistant news editor
Chairith Yonpiam is assistant news editor, Bangkok Post.
Good leaders always know when to quit
The political temperature is rising ahead of Aug 24 -- a date that will likely decide the fate of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's political career, as well as the country's future political landscape.
PM's debate 'win' may prove pointless
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha survived the no-confidence debate, albeit narrowly. Yet his victory in parliament, a result of cash handouts to minnow parties and heavy bargaining, doesn't necessarily mean he and his government have won the support of the public.
There's no hiding from Covid reality
Over the past several months, the government has tried to give the impression that the pandemic is under control and that the war against the coronavirus is almost over. But the reality is the opposite.
Pheu Thai eyes riding red tide to victory
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is emerging as the leading candidate for the premiership to breathe new life into the Pheu Thai Party, according to recent polls by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Censure debate just a bargaining tool
The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is bracing for a major challenge after the opposition bloc filed a motion for a censure debate on Wednesday.
Chadchart win: Nothing to do with luck
Chadchart Sittipunt's massive poll victory has sent political seismic waves not only to local but also to national politics.
City polls set stage for general election
After a nine-year hiatus, Bangkok residents are more than eager to decide for themselves tomorrow who should be running the capital.
Testing times for the 'brothers-in-arms'
The political mercury is rising as the opposition bloc warms up for another challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, this time in the form of a planned no-confidence motion.
Democrats' fate
With the sex scandal involving Prinn, formerly a rising star of the Democrats, coming to light, the country's oldest political party has plunged into an abyss.
Rambo plays lottery
The lottery drama involving Seksakol Atthawong could probably be nothing but a political manoeuvre targeting those on the opposite side of the political spectrum.
