Urgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race […]
Read MorePhumtham admits House dissolution decree has been denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Sep.4) that a decree which he has recently filed in pursuit of royal endorsement for dissolution of the House of Representatives to call a general election has been denied by the Office of Privy Councillors due to legal ambiguities and discrepancy. Phumtham, viewed […]
Read MorePeople’s to back Anutin for prime minister under 5 conditions
PEOPLE’S Party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut and his team announced this morning (Sep. 3) that his camp has decided to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as the next prime minister under five conditions, Naewna newspaper said. The decision was made after thorough discussions among party members on whether to support Anutin or Pheu Thai […]
Read MorePeople’s dare Pheu Thai-attached caretaker PM to dissolve House now
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S TODAY (Sep. 1) dared the Pheu Thai-attached caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to dissolve the House of Representatives now in order to call a general election without unnecessarily waiting for a decision of the largest opposition party to pick any partisan candidate for prime minister. People’s spokesperson/MP Parit […]
Read MorePeople’s bound to choose between Bhumjaithai and Pheu Thai for naming of new PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S ARE deciding for themselves tomorrow (Sep.1) whether to support either Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul or Pheu Thai MP Chaikasem Nitisiri for prime minister to replace Paetongtarn Shinawatra who was deposed by the Constitutional Court as head of government on Friday. The People’s executive committee was scheduled to meet […]
Read MoreCourt-ordered ouster of Paetongtarn as culture minister sought
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SENATE WAS today (July 2) petitioned to put forward a fresh impeachment lawsuit against the newly-named Culture Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after she has been already ordered by the Constitutional Court to stop running the country as head of government pending a court verdict on basis of allegations that she […]
Read MorePirapan eyed as probable replacement for Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RUAM THAI SANG CHART leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga might probably be named prime minister in place of the besieged Paetongtarn Shinawatra following the latter’s disreputable, erroneous handling of the Thai-Cambodian conflict, a partisan source said today (June 20). De facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra has been quietly encouraged to tell […]
Read MoreTwo ministers deny receiving missing necklace
TWO ministers denied today (March 20) that an emerald and diamond necklace worth 26.4 million baht is with either of them after a well-known businesswoman revealed that she had lent actress Ms. Arisara Thongborisut, or Due Arisara, assets worth 62 million baht and now wants them back with latter saying that all the items […]
Read MoreThavi undaunted over senators’ counterattack lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER THAVI Sodsong today (March 13) shrugged off the legal action taken by 100-plus senators against him, saying he will certainly see to it that rules of law and justice be upheld in regard to an historic probe by the Department of Special Investigation into senatorial rigging scandals. Thavi […]
Read MoreEx-commerce minister Boonsong released on parole after 7 years in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COMMERCE MINISTER-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom was released on parole today (Dec. 2) after he had served seven years in jail in relation to a graft-riddled rice subsidy scheme run by a previous Pheu Thai government. Boonsong who was today released from a prison hospital in Bangkok and heading for his […]
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