Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward party, who almost became Thailand’s 30th prime minister, has been included on Time magazine’s “TIME100 Next” list for 2023.

 

Pita is the only Thai listed by the US-based magazine among leaders whom they identify as shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.

 

The list is divided into five categories: Artists, Phenoms, Innovators, Advocates and Leaders.

 

“The only thing more stunning than Pita Limjaroenrat’s election victory was the radical agenda he ran on to achieve it,” according to Time’s Charlie Campbell.

 

The Harvard graduate’s upstart Move Forward Party secured 38% of the votes in Thailand’s May 14th polls, by promising to bridle the nation’s armed forces and the revered royal institution, scrapping its controversial royal-defamation law and ending military conscription.

 

“But the byzantine nature of Thai democracy means Pita’s path to power has been blocked by an unelected Senate and a flurry of legal challenges,” wrote Campbell.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-14

 

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Well done that lad

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, named in TIME100 Next List

By Peter Roche

 

Pita Limjareonrat Thailand Time Magazine

Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of Thailand’s Move Forward party, known for his near-ascension to the position of Thailand’s 30th prime minister, has earned a place on Time magazine’s prestigious “TIME100 Next” list for the year 2023. He is the only Thai on this year’s list.

 

Pita stands as the sole Thai representative in this exclusive list compiled by the US-based magazine, recognising influential individuals who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership worldwide. The list is categorised into five segments – Artists, Phenoms, Innovators, Advocates and Leaders.

 

Time’s Charlie Campbell highlighted Pita Limjaroenrat’s remarkable electoral victory and the bold agenda he pursued to achieve it. The Harvard-educated leader led the upstart Move Forward Party to secure an impressive 38% of the votes in Thailand’s polls held on May 14 this year. The party’s platform centered on promises to rein in the nation’s armed forces, reform the revered royal institution, abolish the contentious royal-defamation law and put an end to military conscription.

 

Full story: PhuketGO 2023-09-15

 

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He is a hero. And the recent events are worthy of a mass funeral. Thailand might have been the tiger of SE Asia a decade or so ago, having been the 22nd largest economy in the world, but those days are long gone. They sabotaged tourism. They made the nation less appealing for investment. So, I would say it would be safe to refer to Thailand as an up and coming country, post Covid. I would not be surprised to see Thailand in 75th place in terms of GDP, 20 years from now. There is absolutely no doubt the nation is moving backwards, on at least a dozen levels. And unless a dynamic leader like Thanathorn or Pita is allowed to lead, the great tiger will continue to devolve into a whiny little street cat. 

 

Go ahead and stick with regressive conservative policies, resist change, needed reform, and progress at all costs, and run your nation into the ground.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“But the byzantine nature of Thai democracy means Pita’s path to power has been blocked by an unelected Senate and a flurry of legal challenges,” wrote Campbell.

Think he could just have used the word 'stolen' instead

Time (!) for authorities to ban this magazine/website.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Pita is the only Thai listed by the US-based magazine among leaders whom they identify as shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.

Shame on Thailand that he didn't get the top job..

but then Thailands elite have different priorities 

His 'Time' will come; the next election will see a landslide in his favour.

 That is certainly going to upset those who stole his victory what a pity that western governments failed to condemn Thailand for not accepting the people’s choice of party to govern , did any of the uncles make it in the list of 800 !

2 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

Time (!) for authorities to ban this magazine/website.

It's probably now on the authorities list....right after Facebook.  

I wouldn't get too excited if I were Pita, I seem to recall someone referring to an appearance in Time Magazine as the Kiss of Death.

The policy proposal Campbell is not reported as citing is that of ending monopolies and presumably oligarchies in the business world, as much a red cape to the establishment as softening lese-majeste punishments imo. Yes, I could read the actual Time article, but my brain can't process much more garbage today.

 

Pita Limjaroenrat announces his resignation as leader of Move Forward Party to allow his party to choose an MP to take the opposition leader post and to be the new party’s leader. Pita has suspended as an MP by a court pending a ruling on media share holding case.

 

https://twitter.com/TNAMCOTEnglish/status/1702543703108460618

 

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Shame on Thailand that he didn't get the top job..

but then Thailands elite have different priorities 

Priorities for Thailand's elite?

Collusion, Corruption and Protectionism!