Pita clarifies stance before key court ruling
FORMER Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said in a Facebook post just hours before the Supreme Court was to rule whether it will accept a lese majeste case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission against 44 former Move Forward MPs, with 10 currently MPs of People’s Party, today (April 24) that the disbanded […]
Read MorePita slams Maris while urging Thailand and Cambodia to use Asean forum
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat criticised Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa for telling ambassadors and consuls general that “sometimes we have to play outside the rules. The current world is very much outside the rules. We have to adhere to national interests” while urging both Thailand and Cambodia to use the Asean Regional Forum […]
Read MorePita says he will return to be the best prime minister in 9 years’ time
FORMER Move Forward leader and current People’s Party campaign assistant Pita Limjaroenrat said while helping this camp’s candidate for mayor of Khon Kaen municipality woo voters today (May 4) that he will be returning in nine years’ time to become the best prime minister this country ever had, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pita lost […]
Read MorePita: Ethics still used as political tool to undermine democracy
FORMER Move Forward leader and current People’s Party campaign assistant Pita Limjaroenrat marked the fifth anniversary of the dissolution of Future Forward Party by underscoring that ethics is still being used as a political tool to destroy people’s choices while confident that democratic power will not dissipate along with disbanded parties, Naewna newspaper said […]
Read MoreThaksin and Pita meet at wedding of two MPs
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat met and shook hands at the wedding of two MPs last night (Jan. 10) with the groom being from Pheu Thai Party while the bride People’s Party during which Thaksin mentioned that different parties can work together, Amarin TV said. The wedding […]
Read MoreYingluck won’t be returning under ‘Thaksin model’: Pita
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (Dec. 8) that it is unlikely fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will return home under a similar model her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra used to do so, Naewna newspaper said. Pita, who is currently adviser to Progressive Movement’s chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and […]
Read MorePita declares Udon Thani capital of democracy
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat declared while supporting People’s candidate in an Udon Thai local election that this Northeastern city, which many call the capital of Red Shirts, is actually the capital of democracy, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 16). People’s candidate Khanisorn Khurirang, who is facing Pheu Thai candidate Saravut Petpanomporn […]
Read MorePita accepts Thaksin’s challenge, urges PM to set up Section 112 screening committee
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who is in Udon Thani to support People’s Party candidate in a local election, said he accepts de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s challenge to repeal outdated laws instead of proposing new ones while urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to set up a committee to screen lawsuits […]
Read MoreBoth Thaksin and Pita heading to Udon Thani for local election
BOTH de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Move Forward Party, which was dissolved then reborn as People’s Party, are heading for Udon Thani to give support to their respective camp’s candidates running for chairman of the Provincial Administration Organisation with the local election taking place on Sunday […]
Read MoreDigital wallet project could probably turn from crisis to catastrophe: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP PITA Limjaroenrat today (July 11) cautioned that the much-heralded, long-delayed digital wallet project could probably be aggravated from a crisis to a catastrophe. During today’s House floor interpellations, the former Move Forward leader said the Pheu Thai-initiated populist handout campaign might probably turn the sustained financial crisis […]
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