Paetongtarn told to stay away from Pheu Thai campaign for Sisaket by-election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COURT-SUSPENDED PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suggested to never get on the Pheu Thai stump for next month’s by-election for MP of Sisaket, given the probability that her presence could otherwise prompt a defeat rather than a victory for the Pheu Thai contestant, a partisan source said today […]
Read MoreThaksin anticipates twist in Paetongtarn’s impeachment case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a dumbfounding twist in an historic legal battle intertwined with “last-ditch lobbyism” on the part of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, a pivotal victory is being patiently anticipated for his daughter-turned-prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra who could possibly be exonerated of all relentless charges […]
Read MoreCyber Police zeroing in on Hun Sen over leaked phone call
THAI police will be submitting a case to the Attorney-General’s Office on Monday (July 14) to consider filing a lawsuit against Cambodian leader Hun Sen for threatening Thailand’s national security by releasing an audio clip of a phone call with suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last month, Amarin TV said today (July 10). Mr. […]
Read MoreThaksin urged to tell Paetongtarn to step down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could tell his embattled daughter-turned-prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sooner than later to resign as head of government to spare herself further damage from a critical legal battle in court whilst he himself could manipulate again the naming of a new one, according to […]
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 MorePaetongtarn stopped by court from performing as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (July 1) ordered by the Constitutional Court to immediately stop running the country as head of government pending a court ruling to be delivered in about a couple of months in response to an impeachment lawsuit filed against her. The nine judges of the […]
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 MoreDemand for Paetongtarn to step down at the national unity rally
THE national unity rally at Victory Monument grew larger this evening (June 28) as more people flocked in and those there staying put despite the heavy rain with the organisers after 6 p.m. issuing a statement calling for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign, Amarin TV said. The atmosphere was lively with the leaders […]
Read MoreFrance to help Thailand stamp out call centre gangs
IN a phone call with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (June 27) French President Emmanuel Macron lent support to Thailand’s crackdown on call centre gangs and agreed to consider coordinating with Cambodia on the tension along the Thai-Cambodian border, Amarin TV said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtra, the Prime Minister’s spokesman, said the two leaders […]
Read MoreRed Shirts show up at Pheu Thai head office to encourage PM
HUNDREDS of Red Shirt activists went to Pheu Thai Party’s head office today (June 27) to encourage Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid the current political storm over her recent leaked phone call to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and urged her to neither dissolve the House of Representatives and call an election nor resign, Amarin […]
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