Ken Mathis Lohatepanont

An overview of the second Anutin cabinet: coffeeparliament.com/p/an-overview-…

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The Anutin government's options are limited as the fuel subsidies became increasingly unsustainable. Updates on the energy situation Thailand: coffeeparliament.com/p/the-energy-c…

Was there a nationalist wave in Thailand's 2026 election? I do a deep dive here on how this effect was likely regionalized and strongest in areas bordering Cambodia. coffeeparliament.com/p/regionalized…

With a sizable majority and facing a fragmented opposition, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul easily cruised to a second term in today's PM vote. coffeeparliament.com/p/anutins-seco…

"For if there is nothing for which political parties are willing to fight for, no red lines to draw in the sand, no sacred ground on which they stand, then why have parties at all?" Interesting thoughts from @kenlmathis on Thai Politics Here-> latitudeten.com/?p=1692

Bhumjaithai takes the speakership coffeeparliament.com/p/bhumjaithai-…

Dialogues@Fulcrum - Fulcrum editor William Choong (@willschoong) talks to Mathis Lohatepanont (@kenlmathis) about the implications of the recent elections in Thailand. #Podcast fulcrum.sg/thailands-new-…

A summary of the energy situation in Thailand and how the Anutin government is dealing with the rise in fuel prices: coffeeparliament.com/p/thailand-con…

A short update from The Coffee Parliament on the political calendar over the next two months and latest reports on the makeup of the next Thai government. coffeeparliament.com/p/post-electio…

By Napon Jatusripitak (@naponjatu) & Duncan McCargo - Putting heavyweight technocrats in the spotlight, the Bhumjaithai Party appears to have taken a technocrat turn, away from its traditional strengths in forging political family networks in the kingdom. fulcrum.sg/rebranding-bhu…

A very late post to mark the fact that The Coffee Parliament is now over one year old! 🎉coffeeparliament.com/p/one-year-plu…

The Democrat Party, previously thought to be facing certain extinction, survived the 2026 general election. But as it enters its 80th year, Thailand's longest-surviving party still faces key challenges. My piece for Fulcrum: fulcrum.sg/thailands-demo…

Did barcodes on Thai election ballots violate the principle of a secret ballot? I take a look at the opposing arguments posed by two of Thailand's most prominent legal minds: coffeeparliament.com/p/a-battle-ove…

I do have to add that this was written a few days ago and it's looking less certain that Kla Tham will be in the coalition...

While there's still controversy over election irregularities, the Bhumjaithai margin of victory was big enough that it's highly unlikely to be overturned. I take a look here at why Bhumjaithai won: asialink.unimelb.edu.au/diplomacy/insi…

Yesterday evening, reports began circulating of hardball coalition negotiations. Will Bhumjaithai go green, or will there be no green in the next government? coffeeparliament.com/p/go-green-or-…

I also discuss in this piece some signs that Bhumjaithai may be planning a surprise, and give us a "green exclusion pact" or a "purple coalition" instead.

With Pheu Thai announcing their support for Bhumjaithai today, it looks increasingly likely that we are headed for an "RGB coalition": coffeeparliament.com/p/dark-blue-mi…

ระหว่างที่รอผลเลือกตั้งอย่างเป็นทางการครบ 100% จาก กกต. ผมขอแชร์ Election Dashboard ที่พัฒนาขึ้นเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ทางวิชาการ ใช้ทดสอบสมมติฐาน และตั้งคำถามเชิงรัฐศาสตร์กับข้อมูลเลือกตั้งแบบละเอียด: naponjatusripitak.github.io/assets/dashboa…