No Move Forward MPs stepping down to be replaced by others on party list
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO MOVE FORWARD MPs, most of whom concurrently perform as members of the opposition party’s executive board, are going to resign as elected lawmakers and be replaced by somebody else on a party list anytime soon, Move Forward spokesperson Parit Wacharasindhu said today (Mar. 19). None of the five Move […]
Read MoreConspiracy hatched to crush Move Forward: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today (Mar. 14) a political conspiracy had been quietly hatched by a clique with intent to put an end to his progressive party by way of a dissolution by court. Without naming names, Chaithawat said the unidentified clique of powerful persons had clandestinely designed […]
Read MoreMove Forward dissolution bid would be waived in other democratic countries: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LAWSUIT FILED IN THAILAND in pursuit of a party dissolution on sprawling grounds of undermining the country’s rule would be unquestionably lifted by court in other democratic countries, according to a prominent academic. Munin Pongsapan, Thammasat University’s former dean of the Faculty of Law, has remarked the lawsuit recently […]
Read MoreMove Forward ready to fight party dissolution bid: Chaithawat
MOVE FORWARD leader Chaithawat Tulathon said today (Mar. 13) his party is preparing to fight a party dissolution lawsuit the Election Commission is filing at the Constittutional Court while urging the court to give his camp a chance to answer allegations, TV Channel 7 said. The polling agency’s members reached a unanimous decision to […]
Read MoreElection Commission launches Move Forward dissolution bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (Mar. 12) unanimously resolved to have the Move Forward dissolved by court on grounds of allegedly breaching the draconian lese majeste law. The polling agency’s members made the unanimous decision to file a partisan dissolution lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the Move Forward for allegedly […]
Read MorePita can return to the House right away: Senior official
AFTER the Constitutional Court passed an 8 to 1 verdict clearing former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat of having violated election regulations over holding just 00.0035% shares in non-operating ITV channel thus allowing him continue as an MP, a senior House of Representative official said he could return right away, Amarin TV said today […]
Read MorePower-abusing lawsuit against Yingluck lifted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT today (Dec.26) lifted a power-abusing lawsuit filed against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pertaining to a contentious transfer of the head of the National Security Council over a decade earlier. The Supreme Court judges in charge of lawsuits against politicians ruled in favour of the deposed prime […]
Read MoreTight security as court hears case against Pita
METROPOLITAN Police have mounted heavy security at the Constitutional Court which will be holding a hearing tomorrow morning (July 19) on whether to accept the Election Commission’s MP-disqualifying lawsuit against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat on a charge of holding a tiny fragment of 0.0035% shares of non-operating ITV channel, Naewna newspaper said […]
Read MoreElection Commission files ITV shares lawsuit against Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION today (July 12) resolved to file an MP-disqualifying lawsuit against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat. The commissioners reached the unanimous decision to submit the case to the Constitutional Court without giving Pita the opportunity to testify before an investigating committee of the polling agency. In the […]
Read MoreTu Hao and other suspects to fight drug trafficking, money laundering case
THE TWENTY-THREE suspects in a Chinese grey business case with charges including drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime, among whom is Mr. Chaiyanat “Tu Hao” Kornchaiyanan, all pleaded not guilty today (Jan. 23), Naewna newspaper said. In the lawsuit filed by the narcotics office prosecutors at the Bangkok South Criminal Court Mr. Huang […]
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