Phumtham 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 MoreChaikasem ready to follow party’s decision
PHEU THAI’S candidate for prime minister MP Chaikasen Nitisiri said this evening (Aug. 29) after the Constitutional Court deposed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as head of government that he is ready to follow his party’s decision on this key issue, Amarin TV said. He briefly told a reporter who contacted him that he is dining […]
Read MorePaetongtarn vows to ‘export’ Thailand’s soft power to the world
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (June 30) pledged to manage to “export” Thailand’s soft power worldwide with herself taking the culture portfolio in a new cabinet lineup whilst being likely suspended by court from running the country as head of government. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin […]
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 MoreChaikasem might be named PM in place of Srettha: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAIKASEM NITISIRI MIGHT probably replace the Pheu Thai-attached Srettha Thavisin as prime minister if the latter was finally impeached by court or pressed by others to step down in foreseeable future, said a noted academic today (May 30). NIDA’s Political & Strategic Development Project Director Pichai Rattanadilok na Phuket said […]
Read MoreChaikasem to be named Pheu Thai candidate for PM again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHAIKASEM NITISIRI will likely be named a third Pheu Thai partisan contender running in the May 14 general election for prime minister again – the title given him in such a nationwide race four years earlier. Chaikasem, head of the Pheu Thai strategic and political directions committee, told reporters today […]
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