Urgent: Supreme Court accepts lese majeste case against 44 ex-MPs, 10 currently serving not suspended
THE Supreme Court today (April 24) accepted a lese majeste case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against 44 former MPs of the dissolved Move Forward Party, including the former camp’s leader Pita Limjaroenrat, but decided to not suspend 10 of them who are currently People’s Party MPs, Naewna newspaper said. The court […]
Read MoreSupreme Court to soon consider whether to accept lese majeste lawsuit against 10 People’s MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT is scheduled for April 24 to consider whether a lese majeste lawsuit filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission against 10 People’s MPs and 34 former MPs will be formally accepted for a future ruling by court, thus prompting the current lawmaker-turned-suspects to immediately stop performing at parliament, […]
Read MoreVeerayooth tipped to replace Nattapong as People’s leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VEERAYOOTH KANCHOOCHAT will likely be named leader of the People’s in a planned reshuffle of the reformist party’s rank and file whilst current People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut is largely speculated to be instead named secretary-general of the largest opposition party later this month. a partisan source confirmed today (April 15). […]
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 MoreSupreme Court asked to spare 10 People’s MPs’ legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 7) insisted that the Supreme Court keep legislative duties of some of his fellow MPs and himself intact from a lese majeste lawsuit being filed against them as the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement is scheduled very shortly for debate at parliament. Nattapong was referring […]
Read More6 baht fuel price hike will not stop smuggling: MP
THE SUDDEN increase of oil prices by 6 baht a litre in the middle of the night will not significantly solve the problem of smuggling fuel to neighbouring countries because the price difference is still very high with a gradual or tiered increase based on world market being a more appropriate measure, People’s MP […]
Read MoreElection Commission to get sued unless senatorial rigging case forwarded to court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LEGAL ACTION will certainly be taken against the Election Commission if the polling agency fails to forward a sensational, senatorial rigging lawsuit to court, the People’s spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu confirmed today (March 16). A duty-negligence and misconduct lawsuit will be definitely filed against the commissioners if they eventually fail to […]
Read MorePeople’s to file duty-negligence, misconduct lawsuit against Election Commission
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S will shortly file a criminal lawsuit against the Election Commission on duty-negligence and misconduct charges, resulting in the polling agency’s alleged failure to hold a clean and fair election due to the questionable existence of barcodes and QR codes on voting ballots, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut confirmed today […]
Read MorePeople’s calls for recounting of votes in 10 questionable constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’s, the second largest elected party in Sunday’s election, today (Feb.10) called for the recounting of votes in 10 constituencies amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. Given complaints of electoral rigging and irregularities filed by people in those constituencies and elsewhere in the provinces, the reformist camp insisted […]
Read MorePeople’s calls for recounting of votes in 10 questionable constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’s, the second largest elected party in Sunday’s election, today (Feb.10) called for the recounting of votes in 10 constituencies amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. Given complaints of electoral rigging and irregularities filed by people in those constituencies and elsewhere in the provinces, the reformist camp insisted […]
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