Ministry moves to reduce visa-free entry to 30 days to tackle scammers
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry is gearing up to propose to the government that visa-free entry be reduced from 60 to 30 days to close a loophole that allows foreign scammers and other gangs to slip into the country, TV Channel 7 said today (March 21). Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said although the government […]
Read MorePheu Thai shrugs off People’s Party’s censure move over Tak Bai case
PHEU THAI Party appears unconcerned by People’s Party gearing up to expand a case against its MP and former Fourth Army Region commander Pisal Watanawongkhiri believed to have gone abroad to escape arrest for his alleged involvement in 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter into a no-confidence motion against the government, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon […]
Read MoreMP opposes Suthin’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice for soldiers to eat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MOVE FORWARD MP today (May 9) voiced dissent to Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice from government stock for soldiers to eat for fear of toxic residue in it. Move Forward MP Viroj Lakkhanaadisorn said the 10-year-old rice which Suthin has offered to have the Ministry […]
Read MoreMove Forward leader going all out to battle party dissolution case
AFTER the Constitutional Court today (Apr. 3) accepted a case seeking the dissolution of Move Forward Party filed by the Election Commission on charges of attempting to “overthrow democratic system with His Majesty the King as Head of State” party leader Chaithawat Tulathon said he is ready to fight this case with all his […]
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 MoreFan club flocks to wish Pita happy birthday at Move Forward HQ
MOVE FORWARD leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s fan club was on hand to wish him a happy birthday today (Sep. 5) when he arrived at his party’s headquarters to chair a weekly meeting with MPs, Matichon newspaper and Amarin TV said. Wearing an orange floral shirt he was asked by reporters how old he was and […]
Read MoreCourt denies Pita a second chance of being named PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (Aug.16) dropped a petition seeking a court judgement as to whether Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat may be legally given a second chance of being named prime minister, thus automatically denying it. The Constitutional Court judges reached an unanimous decision to waive up the case earlier […]
Read MorePita’s fans throng government centre to greet him
A LARGE number of both Thai and foreign supporters of Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat showed up at Ratthaprasasanabhakdi Building Commemorating the 80th Birth Anniversary of late King Rama IX the Great, Government Complex, Chaengwattana Road, to greet him when he arrived for a meeting with Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTA) […]
Read MoreMove Forward denies any link to Yok’s actions
MOVE Forward Party denied being behind the actions of a 15-year-old girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, and has climbed the gate to go study in her school after a problem arose over her dyed hair and insistence on […]
Read MorePita heading for Phuket to thank local people after big victory
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat will be visiting Phuket tomorrow (June 9) to thank the local residents after his party swept all three seats for the island in the May 14 general election, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 8). Accompanied by Move Forward MP-designates Mr. Somchat Techaworncharoen for Phuket’s […]
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