Paetongtarn fears court suspension as PM, plans to take culture portfolio
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra plans to assume the culture portfolio in concurrent fashion in the wake of the probability that she would be suspended by court from performing as head of government from next week, a partisan source said today (June 27). In case that Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai rejects Pheu Thai call for return of interior portfolio
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI LEADER Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 18) categorically denied a persistent Pheu Thai demand for an immediate return of the interior portfolio to the core of the current coalition though such an ultimate dismissal would likely prompt an ouster of the second largest coalition partner from the Pheu Thai-led government. […]
Read MoreThaksin wants Interior portfolio back from Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (May 30) expressed his design to have his largest ruling party take charge of the Ministry of Interior in lieu of the Bhumjaithai so that, he said, their government policies could practically have “access” to the people nationwide. Thaksin, father of Prime […]
Read MorePhumtham tipped to be named defence minister in Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUMTHAM WECHAYACHAI, a right-hand man for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, is largely speculated to be named defence minister in an imminent Cabinet lineup. According to a partisan source, Thaksin has decided to replace Pheu Thai-attached Sutin Khlungsang, currently an acting defence minister, with Phumtham, an acting deputy […]
Read More`Paetongtarn not going to take defence minister’s seat: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug. 20) categorically denied newly-named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will concurrently assume the post of defence minister in an imminent cabinet lineup. Thaksin said Paetongtarn, his youngest daughter who concurrently acts as Pheu Thai leader, would almost certainly prefer to not take […]
Read MorePrayut’s party peeved at being denied deputy defence minister’s seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RUAM THAI SANG CHART currently remains dissatisfied with the Pheu Thai, core of the current coalition government, over the latest cabinet lineup in which the former had not been given part of the defence portfolio, according to a partisan source. The fourth largest coalition partner under de facto Ruam […]
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