Paetongtarn ‘not No.1 Pheu Thai candidate for PM’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA will not be finally chosen as the No.1 among a trio of Pheu Thai contestants for prime minister though she may be virtually performing as a magnet to draw popular support for the whole party, de facto guided by her father, said an outspoken senator today (Feb.12). According […]
Read MoreSurakiart now tipped as Pheu Thai’s top contender for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER Surakiart Sathirathai will likely be proclaimed at the last minute as the top person among a trio of Pheu Thai partisan candidates for prime minister, said a partisan source today (Feb.4). Surakiart who currently chairs the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council Foundation, used to perform as foreign […]
Read MorePing pong bomb thrown at Pheu Thai Party’s huge billboard in Don Mueang
A MOTORCYCLIST flung a ping pong bomb at a gigantic billboard put up in front of Pheu Thai Party’s election centre in Don Mueang district this morning (Feb.2) but fortunately there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper said. Mrs. Puangpetch Chunleaw, chairman of the party’s coordinating committee on political affairs in Bangkok, and her team […]
Read MoreThaksin in about-turn on homecoming bid – not seeking Pheu Thai’s help
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has apparently made an about-face over his long-awaited scheme to return home from self-exile overseas, saying he will not seek help from his own party’s rank and file for this matter even if they become core of a post-election government. During last night’s […]
Read MorePheu Thai: Separate Chinese medical tourists from the others
A PHEU THAI Party committee member today (Jan 10) urged the government to separate Chinese medical tourists from those who are coming here for a holiday after China reopened its borders on Sunday and Chinese travellers have again started flocking in, Sanook.com said. Mr. Worawat Auapinyakul, a member of the party’s Strategy and Political Direction […]
Read MorePheu Thai never planned to bring Thaksin back home: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (Jan.8) categorically denied the largest opposition party’s rank and file had ever planned to bring former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra back home on condition that they become government after the next general election. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai party headquarters, the […]
Read MorePheu Thai uninvolved in pre-election agreement on future coalition: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI TODAY (Jan.4) categorically dismissed hearsay that the largest opposition party had been involved in an initial agreement with a few others to the setting up of a future coalition ahead of the next general election. Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew denied that his party had initially agreed […]
Read MorePheu Thai Party faces dissolution move over Paetongtarn visiting Thaksin in HK
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Dec.27) petitioned to consider taking steps to have the Pheu Thai Party dissolved by court for allegedly breaking the law, given Paetongtarn “Oong Ing” Shinawatra’s recent visit to Hong Kong where she met her fugitive father/former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Political activist Sonthiya Sawasdee filed the […]
Read MoreOnly one-third of party-hopping MPs to get reelected: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONLY ONE-THIRD OF the Pheu Thai MPs who will likely switch camps might probably make it to parliament again, forecast Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Dec.12). The opposition leader was apparently responding to speculation that 10 Pheu Thai MPs will likely hop over to the Bhumjaithai Party under which […]
Read MoreSpeculated Pheu Thai landslide win ‘won’t be affected by Chinese-born criminal case’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PARTY’s chances of scoring a landslide victory in the next general election will be by no means affected by the crimes perpetrated by a Chinese-born suspect alleged to have been somehow associated with the largest opposition party, according to a senior Pheu Thai member. Noppadon Pattama, deputy […]
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