Kickback cash allegedly ‘arranged to pay some MPs for their post-censure yea votes’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HARD CASH HAS BEEN allegedly prepared at a house inside an army barracks as a payoff for certain coalition and renegade MPs in exchange for their votes in support of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and others on Saturday, said a Pheu Thai MP today (July 21). During the third day […]
Read MorePrawit’s coup remark triggers laughter during censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RARE, SPONTANEOUS remark made by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan during today’s (July 20) censure debate instantly sent most MPs bursting into laughter. Prawit rose to his feet on a raised platform in the parliament chamber to not only deny that he was in any way involved in the 2014 […]
Read MoreThaksin quickly lashes back at Prayut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SELF-EXILED former premier Thaksin Shinawatra reconfirmed yesterday (July 19) he will certainly return home after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had just dared the Pheu Thai Party to bring him back. In response to Prayut’s sarcasm made during the first day of a four-day censure/no-confidence motion yesterday, Thaksin reassured his terminal […]
Read MorePrayut dares Pheu Thai Party to bring Thaksin back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (July 19) dared the rank and file of Pheu Thai Party to bring back home their de facto leader/former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from self-exile overseas. During the first day of a censure/no-confidence motion against him and 10 other cabinet members, Prayut struck back at the opposition […]
Read MoreActivists hold unofficial vote for or against Prayut government in many provinces
THE PRO-DEMOCRACY RATSADON Group (People’s Party) organised political activity in 34 provinces where people could cast a vote of either confidence or no confidence in the Prayut government ahead of the marathon censure/no-confidence debate taking place in Parliament from Tuesday July 19 till Friday July 22, Matichon newspaper. In Bangkok voting stations were set up […]
Read MoreThammanat tells Prayut to quit if any minister targeted in censure debate flounders
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was suggested today (June 29) to consider stepping down if any individual cabinet members are intensely grilled for their alleged wrongdoings and barely given a yea vote in an approaching censure/no-confidence motion. Thai Economic party leader Thammanat Prompao advised that Prayut claim full, prompt responsibility by resigning […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Prayut will survive censure motion, major cabinet reshuffle tipped to follow
By Out-Crowd PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha will likely survive next month’s censure/no-confidence motion which might probably be followed by a major cabinet reshuffle since the Palang Pracharath-led coalition government’s four-year term is scheduled to end next March. The approaching censure debate and subsequent no-confidence votes against Prayut and 10 other cabinet members will not […]
Read MoreCensure/no-confidence motion lodged against Prayut, 10 other cabinet members
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OPPOSITION BLOC today (June 15) filed a censure/no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other members of cabinet. The Pheu Thai-led opposition is holding Prayut’s running of the country in erroneous, incompetent and damageous fashion as a prime target of the censure debate alongside the 10 other […]
Read MoreHouse opens marathon debate on 2023 budget bill
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is spending three days in a row beginning today (May 31) debating the 2023 budget bill designed by the Palang Pracharath-led coalition in its fourth or final year in government. The 3.18 trillion baht budget for next fiscal year is expected to sail through the principle […]
Read MoreCensure debate/no-confidence vote against Prayut delayed until early July
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CENSURE DEBATE AND NO-CONFIDENCE vote against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is being delayed until early July now that the opposition bloc has postponed the lodging of a relevant motion until a couple of organic laws of the constitution have been enacted. The Pheu Thai-led opposition bloc today (Apr. 26) resolved […]
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