Senators’ bloc against voters’ consensus will have a price to pay: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER PITA Limjaroenrat today (May 17) cautioned those senators who might probably stand in the way of popular consensus manifested in Sunday’s general election will certainly have a price to pay. During an interview online with a CNN correspondent, Pita suggested all 250 senators seriously take into account […]
Read MoreLeaders of Move Forward-led coalition hold first meeting
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LEADERS OF SEVEN PARTIES which have tentatively formed a Move Forward-led coalition government following Sunday’s general election today (May 17) held their first meeting at a ritzy Bangkok restaurant. Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat and Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon held an informal talk over dinner about the Move […]
Read MoreSeized cash returned to vote-buying suspect
POLICE in Nakhon Phanom returned 195,000 baht seized on suspicion it was intended to buy votes to a grocery store owner after both the investigators and provincial Election Commission officials did not find any evidence to support the charge, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Manop (surname withheld) said the cash was confiscated from him at […]
Read MoreTeen girl, 2 youths held for killing Chinese factory owner
POLICE arrested a teenage girl and two youths on the charges of stabbing a Chinese parawood processing factory owner to death at a resort in Trang province after the girl called for help upon being physically assaulted by her sex client, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath newspaper said today (May 17). The 17-year-old […]
Read More63 ‘pro-democracy’ senators urged to help with Pita’s bid for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIXTY-THREE SENATORS who had earlier endorsed a fruitless bid to rescind the senatorial power to vote for prime minister were today (May 16) advised to help land Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat the elected premiership. Move Forward MP-designate Parit Wacharasindhu called on the 63 senators who had supported the aborted […]
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