Thammanat-led renegade MPs won’t be ousted from Palang Pracharath
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CLIQUE OF 20 RENEGADE MPs headed by former Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompao will be by no means ousted as members of the second largest opposition party. Palang Pracharath secretary-general Paibul Nititawan confirmed today (Sep. 10) none of the 20 rebellious MPs under command of his predecessor will be […]
Read MorePaetongtarn might be judged ‘evidently dishonest and unethical’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra might probably be judged by court to be “evidently dishonest and unethical” since she has failed to keep her promises pertaining to the setup of a sustained Pheu Thai-led government, said deputy Palang Pracharath leader Paiboon Nititawan today (Aug 29). Paiboon said a fresh impeachment lawsuit […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath dumped out of Pheu Thai-led coalition in ‘double-crossing’ act
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PALANG PRACHARATH leader Chaiwut Tanakhamanusorn today (Aug. 28) lambasted the Pheu Thai, core of the current coalition, for kicking out the previously third largest coalition partner from the Pheu Thai-led government in the latest power play featuring a “double-crossing” act. The former digital economy & society minister said he […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath kicked out of Pheu Thai-led coalition, renegade MPs kept intact
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH as a whole has been finally kicked out of the Pheu Thai-led coalition government though a number of renegade MPs of the troublesome party will practically remain on the coalition side. Pheu Thai secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong confirmed today (Aug. 27) that the Palang Pracharath as a whole […]
Read MoreThaksin to choose between Prawit and Thammanat for Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is evidently being bound to choose between two opposing sides of the Palang Pracharath and bring either one into his coalition government, partisan sources said over the weekend. The billionaire power player Thaksin, father of newly-named Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, will ultimately have […]
Read MoreIntact Palang Pracharath remains in coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug. 23) the whole Palang Pracharath will continue to be part of the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government. The woman prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, told reporters the third largest coalition partner led by Prawit Wongsuwan will still […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath disintegrating again with Thammanat being kept out of new Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH is again disintegrating due to intra-partisan conflict of interest since Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Thammanat Prompao will no longer be given a ministerial seat in an imminent Cabinet lineup. The third largest coalition partner would likely be split into two sides with one loyal to Palang Pracharath leader […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Of a slap-and-kiss relationship
By Out-Crowd A WORKING RELATIONSHIP between former prime minister/current de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and unnamed elements of the old-time powers-that-be virtually showcases mutual slaps and kisses every once in a while as long as the strange bedfellows share the same enemy – the Move Forward. Since the polarised politics unexpectedly ground […]
Read MoreSrettha shrugs off Thaksin’s criticism of Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (June 10) shrugged off the criticism recently made by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra taking Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan to task. The Pheu Thai-attached prime minister sidestepped reporters’ questions about the relationship between the coalition partners following Thaksin’s criticism of Prawit pertaining […]
Read MorePM tightlipped over Prawit-associated senators’ impeachment move
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (May 28) declined to comment on hearsay that most of the 40 senators who had filed an impeachment lawsuit against him in court were loyal to Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan. The Pheu Thai-attached prime minister only told reporters he would not mention any individuals […]
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