South Korean president avoids impeachment vote as tens of thousands join protest
By FRANCE 24 with AFP and published by Yahoo!News Seoul – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion on Saturday (Dec. 7) for imposing martial law after his party’s lawmakers boycotted the vote, despite mass protests outside parliament calling for his ouster. Yoon stunned the nation and the international community on […]
Read MorePM largely tipped to survive impeachment lawsuit tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin will very likely survive an impeachment lawsuit in the Constitutional Court tomorrow (Aug. 14), partisan sources confirmed today. The prime minister, attached to the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been largely expected to be acquitted tomorrow of all charges earlier filed […]
Read MorePM vows to accept court verdict over impeachment case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 30) pledged to wholeheartedly accept a verdict of the Constitutional Court scheduled for the middle of next month over an impeachment lawsuit filed against him. Srettha told reporters at Government House that he will by no means question the Constitutional Court’s final ruling to […]
Read MoreSrettha’s judgement day set for Aug. 14
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT is scheduled to deliver a ruling on an impeachment lawsuit earlier filed against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin by the middle of next month. The Constitutional Court today (July 24) announced that the court ruling will be delivered on Aug. 14 to judge whether the Pheu Thai-attached prime […]
Read MoreImpeachment case against PM put off again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (July 10) rescheduled deliberation on an impeachment lawsuit against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for later this month. The Constitutional Court rescheduled it for July 24 to handle the impeachment case filed by 40 senators against the Pheu Thai-attached prime minister for allegedly severely breaching the constitution […]
Read MoreImpeachment case against PM put off
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (June 18) postponed a hearing of an impeachment lawsuit against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin until July 10. In the meantime, the defendant Pheu Thai-attached prime minister and the plaintiff collectively being 40 senators who had launched the surprise impeachment bid were given a 15-day time from […]
Read MorePM might fail to address House on 2025 budget bill next Wednesday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin might possibly fail to address the House of Representatives on the 2025 budget legislation next Wednesday if suspended by court from doing his duties with immediate effect a day earlier. The Pheu Thai-attached prime minister could possibly be immediately suspended at an order of the Constitutional […]
Read MoreSrettha impeachment hearing set for June 18
THE Constitutional Court studied a lawsuit filed by 40 senators seeking impeachment of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ordered both sides to submit evidence on Monday June 17 with the hearing to take place the next day on June 18, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 12). In the impeachment case the prime minister […]
Read MorePM’s affidavit over impeachment case readied for court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin confirmed today (June 7) he has signed an affidavit to defend himself over an impeachment lawsuit and that it was readied for delivery to the Constitutional Court. After the “fact-based”, formal statement written on behalf of the besieged prime minister and signed by him yesterday has […]
Read MorePM tightlipped over Prawit-associated senators’ impeachment move
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (May 28) declined to comment on hearsay that most of the 40 senators who had filed an impeachment lawsuit against him in court were loyal to Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan. The Pheu Thai-attached prime minister only told reporters he would not mention any individuals […]
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