Elderly man manages to enter parliament to file complaint
AN ELDERLY man who only a few days ago breached the tight security at Government House and rode in on his motorcycle to file a complaint did it again, this time at parliament building where a marathon debate that started yesterday after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivered the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement is continuing, […]
Read MoreNACC advised to withhold lese majeste case against 10 People’s MPs until after Songkran
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 8) suggested the National Anti-Corruption Commission not file a lese majeste lawsuit against some of his fellow MPs and himself until after Songkran festival later this month so they could take the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policies into account during floor debate scheduled for tomorrow (April […]
Read MoreCoconut farmers stage protest at Parliament over low prices
COCONUT farmers dumped their produce in front of Parliament today (March 19) in protest of plummeting prices of aromatic coconuts and gave the government 30 days to take action with a warning that they will escalate their demonstration if no progress is made, Naewna newspaper and TNA said. A representative of the farmers said […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai MP Sophon elected House Speaker
ELECTED Speaker of the House of Representatives, who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President, was Bhumjaithai party-listed MP Sophon Zaran after getting 289 votes while 123 MPs voted for his competitor People’s party-listed MP Parit Wacharasindhu, PPTVHD36, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 15). In this secret voting there were 80 […]
Read MoreNew House session’s first meeting ends after less than an hour
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST MEETING of the House of Representatives’ newly-opened session today (July 3) abruptly ended after less than one hour due to lack of a quorum. Barely half an hour after MPs on both sides of the House chamber’s aisle had reconvened for the first meeting of the new House […]
Read MorePrawit applied for leave in skipping House sessions
PALANG Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan did apply for leave each time he skipped a House session and in doing so is off the hook for violating the regulation on maximum absence, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 20). Pol. Lt. Apat Sukhanan, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, said according to the constitution an MP […]
Read MorePrawit to be chucked out if he skipped too many House sessions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader-cum-MP Prawit Wongsuwan will likely be examined to determine whether he may have failed to attend far too many floor sessions of the House of Representatives to maintain his MP status any longer. House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha will likely assign House officials to find out whether […]
Read MoreFrench vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Paris – A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections, according to final results early Monday (July 8), beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and […]
Read MoreFar-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote
By Reuters and published by CNA Brussels – Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday (June 9) prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and added uncertainty to Europe’s future political direction. While the centre, liberal and Socialist parties were set to retain […]
Read MoreThaksin remains ‘untouchable’ at Parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra has not only been virtually “untouchable” at hospital but also in Parliament. During today’s (Mar. 20) second reading of the 2024 budget bill in the House chamber, four Pheu Thai MPs took turns to rise to their feet in protest of […]
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