‘Like father, like daughter and son’ features in Pheu Thai-led Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NEW PHEU THAI-LED coalition government under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra remarkably features certain members of cabinet literally named in pure relation to hereditary factors. The most conspicuous among the hereditarily related ministers is Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss/billionaire power player Thaksin Shinawatra. The 38-year-old woman prime […]
Read MoreNew Pheu Thai-led govt not starting to work until mid-September
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEW PHEU THAI-LED government will not start to work until around the middle of September, said acting Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Aug. 31). All 36 ministers-designate from varied coalition partners, including Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, are being individually, […]
Read MoreNew lineup of Pheu Thai-led Cabinet members completed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LATEST LINEUP OF 36 members of a new Pheu Thai-led Cabinet with the Democrats replacing the Palang Pracharath has been finished, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug 30). Following yesterday’s historic event in which the Democrats jumped onto the Pheu Thai government bandwagon, capping 23 years of antagonism […]
Read More`Paetongtarn not going to take defence minister’s seat: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug. 20) categorically denied newly-named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will concurrently assume the post of defence minister in an imminent cabinet lineup. Thaksin said Paetongtarn, his youngest daughter who concurrently acts as Pheu Thai leader, would almost certainly prefer to not take […]
Read MoreCoalition partners’ No. 2 figures to concurrently assume Cabinet seats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SECRETARIES-GENERAL of two coalition partners will likely be concurrently given ministerial seats in a new cabinet lineup under Prime Minister-designate Paetongtarn Shinawatra, partisan sources said today (Aug. 17). That refers to Pheu Thai Secretary-General Sorawong Thianthong and Ruam Thai Sang Chart Secretary-General Ekkanat Prompan, both of whom are largely […]
Read MoreChaikasem hot favourite to be named new PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAIKASEM NITISIRI has emerged as the hot favourite to be named prime minister on the upcoming Friday, a partisan source said today (Aug. 14). Chaikasem, a former attorney-general/currently the Pheu Thai party-listed MP, is largely expected to be named head of the Pheu Thai-led coalition government in Friday’s special session […]
Read MoreHouse tipped to name new PM on Friday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES meeting will likely be held on the upcoming Friday to pick a new prime minister in place of the court-deposed Srettha Thavisin. According to chief government whip Wisut Chaiyanaroon, the House will likely convene on Friday to name a new head of government to replace Srettha […]
Read MorePublic cash donation for People’s Party amounts to 4.5 million baht in four hours
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AVALANCHE OF MORE THAN 4.5 million baht in cash has been donated in a short period of four hours today (Aug. 9) by members of the public for the People’s Party. About 7,700 people have so far donated a combined 4.5 million baht in cash for the People’s, a […]
Read MoreNaruemon named leader of brand-new Klatham Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI TRADE Representative Naruemon Pinyosinwat was today (Aug 6) named leader of an MP-less Klatham Party. In a general caucus of the Klatham at a Bangkok hotel, Naruemon was unanimously named leader of the brand-new party with Satchavit Leelavanich being named secretary-general of the party. Naruemon, a former deputy labour […]
Read MoreNew Thai-Lao train service debuts tomorrow
STARTING tomorrow (July 19) is a new Thai-Lao train service directly linking Bangkok and Vientiane with this being a project undertaken by the governments of the two countries to better connect rail systems, TV Channel 7 said today. This daily rail service is an extension of the Bangkok-Nong Khai route with the State Railway […]
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