Another lawsuit filed seeking dissolution of all ‘Thaksin-steered coalition partners’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LATEST LAWSUIT was filed today (Sep. 9) in pursuit of a simultaneous dissolution of six government parties on grounds of having been unlawfully, evidently masterminded and directed by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. The six parties all of which have joined the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government […]
Read MoreDemocrat entry into Pheu Thai-led govt ends 23 years of mutual antagonism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEMOCRATS TODAY (Aug. 29) reached a unanimous, formal resolution to join the Pheu Thai-led coalition government, capping 23 years of mutual, polarised antagonism. The coalition-entry resolution was endorsed by 34 votes in today’s partisan meeting attended by 25 Democrat MPs and a number of Democrat executive board members without […]
Read MorePheu Thai-led govt to have more MPs including Democrats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SUSTAINED PHEU THAI-LED government will likely have more MPs under command from seven coalition partners, including the Democrats. The new government under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, will be definitely endorsed by elected lawmakers including 141 Pheu Thai MPs, 70 Bhumjaithai […]
Read MoreIntact Palang Pracharath remains in coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug. 23) the whole Palang Pracharath will continue to be part of the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government. The woman prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, told reporters the third largest coalition partner led by Prawit Wongsuwan will still […]
Read MoreThaksin and Anutin getting together ‘not an attempt to end row over marijuana’
AFTER a photo of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter and party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra singing a song together with Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul at Khao Yao circulated today (July 21), government whip Visuth Chainaroon denied this is an attempt to patch up differences over as relisting marijuana as a […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath shrugs off rumours of being kicked out of govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH today (June 18) downplayed hearsay that the third largest coalition partner would probably be booted out of the Pheu Thai-led government at the alleged, capricious whims of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Natural Resources & Environment Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan categorically denied he had […]
Read MoreMove Forward won’t join Pheu Thai-led govt: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD WILL by no means join a Pheu Thai-led government if Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is impeached by court or steps down in foreseeable future, said Move Forward leader Chaithawat Tulathon today (May 27). The largest opposition party will definitely reject the possibility of joining the Pheu Thai-led […]
Read MorePM dampens speculation about Democrats joining coalition
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.13) dampened speculation that the Democrats might possibly skip over from the Move Forward-led opposition bloc to the Pheu Thai-led coalition government sooner or later. The Democrats, today’s second largest opposition party, are more or less expected to take the first available opportunity to jump […]
Read MoreRetired army general replaced with civilian as defence minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporter UNDER PRESSURE FROM Red Shirt members, the Pheu Thai has replaced a retired army general with a civilian to assume the post of defence minister, a partisan source said today (Aug.28). The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss/deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has finally bowed to the otherwise mounting […]
Read MoreMost people don’t believe in Pheu Thai design to melt polarisation: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE SAY THEY DO NOT believe the Pheu Thai-led coalition government could effectively melt the country’s decades-old political polarisation, according to the latest NIDA Poll released today (Aug.27). The opinion poll, recently conducted among a total of 1,310 constituents from all walks of life in all regions of the […]
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