Illustrative image (Source: nationmultimedia.com) Bangkok (VNA) – Political parties in Thailand on April 17 expressed concerns over the membership verification process for their members, which could not be completed by the end of this month, as required, due to too many public holidays. The existing parties are racing against time to adhere to Order No 53/2017 of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), which requires party memberships to be renewed, including the submission of documents and the payment of membership fees, by April 30. After the Songkran new year holidays, there will be less than 10 working days left in April. Anyone failing to register in time will lose their memberships and will have to re-register as new members. However, as a result of the NCPO ban on political movements which has yet to be lifted, parties have been unable to carry out any political activities, including the acquisition of new members. According to acting secretary-general … [Read more...] about Thailand: Political parties worry over membership registration delay
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Vietnam – Thailand political and security co-operation promoted
The 2nd meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Working Group for Political and Security Co-operation was held in Hanoi from Sept. 7-8. During the meeting, the two sides expressed their pleasure at the fine development of friendly relations and multifaceted co-operation between the two countries in the recent past. The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, and the Thai delegation was led by General Winai Phattiyakul, General Secretary of the National Security Council of Thailand. The two chief delegates praised the efforts of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Working group in implementing the Joint Declaration on Vietnam-Thailand Framework Co-operation in the first decade of the 21st century and agreements reached at the two countries' first inter-parliamentary meeting. The two sides discussed regional and international issues of common concern, including challenges to the two countries' security such as terrorism, trans-national crime, epidemics, natural … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Thailand political and security co-operation promoted
Yingluck faces five-year Thailand political ban after ouster
Thailand's ousted leader Yingluck Shinawatra may be banned from politics for five years after the nation's anti-graft agency said the Senate should impeach her for failing to stem losses from a government subsidy program. … [Read more...] about Yingluck faces five-year Thailand political ban after ouster
Thailand’s political crisis: how events might unfold
BANGKOK - Protesters in Thailand are trying to overthrow the government and put in power an unelected "people's council" to force through electoral and other changes that would break the hold former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has over politics. The protesters want to suspend what they say is a fragile democracy commandeered by the self-exiled billionaire Thaksin, whom they accuse of nepotism and corruption. They want to eradicate the political influence of his family by altering electoral arrangements in ways they have not spelt out. But Thaksin's numerous and passionate supporters, most of whom are in the countryside, are likely to protest if they feel that, once again, their interests are being dismissed by the Bangkok-based elite. It is far from clear the election will be held. Rumours of a military coup are rife. Below are possible scenarios. "Judicial coup" Thailand's courts have been unusually active in recent weeks and have taken on several cases centred on attempts … [Read more...] about Thailand’s political crisis: how events might unfold
Viet Nam, Thailand Mark 30 years of Diplomatic Relations
Viet Nam and Thailand officially established diplomatic relations on August 6, 1976. The past 30 years have marked many steps of fine relations between the two countries. As ASEAN members, Viet Nam and Thailand have many things in common. Particularly, from 1991 to date, bilateral relations have been gradually consolidated and developed, especially when Viet Nam officially joined ASEAN in 1995. The two countries have paid many high-ranking visits to each other. Notably, on February 20 and 21, 2004, the governments convened the first Joint Cabinet Meeting in Da Nang City of Viet Nam and Nakhon Phanom Province of Thailand. The two sides have so far signed nearly 30 agreements. Viet Nam and Thailand also held the second meeting of the Joint Working Group on political and security affairs from September 7 to 8, 2005 in Ha Noi, which aims to realize the agreements concluded at the first meeting, including the draw-up of two important documents, "Vietnam-Thailand Joint Security … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, Thailand Mark 30 years of Diplomatic Relations