Thaksin scrambles to get Prayut return as PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was covertly scrambling to have former coup leader-turned-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha named for prime minister again in a last-ditch effort to prolong his Pheu Thai-led coalition government, a partisan source said today (Sep.2). The mega-billionaire, power playing Thaksin has conjured another secret deal […]
Read MoreThaksin, Prayut fail to attend high society wedding
BOTH DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and Privy Councillor Prayut Chan-a-cha did not appear at the high society wedding of Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Ruam Thai Sang Chart’s deputy leader and party list MP, and Ms. Cathleen Maleenont, a third generation member of the Maleenont family who operate TV Channel 3, Amarin TV […]
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 MorePheu Thai-Ruam Thai Sang Chart conflict remains unsolved
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CONFLICT OF INTEREST has quietly remained unsolved between the Pheu Thai and Ruam Thai Sang Chart over the ultra-conservative party’s share of the Pheu Thai-led cabinet, a partisan source said over the weekend. Whilst some among the Ruam Thai Sang Chart rank and file had been considerably dissatisfied with the […]
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 […]
Read MorePrayut’s protege tipped to be named deputy defence minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NATTAPON NAKPANICH who is largely expected to be named a deputy defence minister in an imminent cabinet reshuffle has been more or less known as a protege of former coup leader-turned-prime minister/now privy councillor Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to a prominent NIDA director. NIDA’s Political & Strategic Development Project Director Pichai […]
Read MorePro-Prayut party distances itself from arrest of key member in bribe-taking sting
RUAM Thai Sang Chart Party, largely viewed as de facto led by former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, quickly distanced itself from the arrest of a key member in a sting operation that netted high-profile prolific petitioner Mr. Srisuwan Janya on bribe-taking charges, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this evening (Jan. 26). Police […]
Read MorePrayut named privy councillor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ARMY CHIEF/FORMER prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been named a privy councillor after nine years of running the country. The royal gazette yesterday declared His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Prayut as the latest member of the Privy Council headed by one of his predecessors, namely Surayud Chulanont. […]
Read MoreEx-coup leader-turned-ex-PM Prayut’s wealth said to total B130m
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COUP LEADER-TURNED-FORMER prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his spouse Naraporn Chan-o-cha have been officially found to have a combined 130 million baht in wealth and without debt. According to the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s report released today (Nov.24), Prayut, who rose to power by way of the 2014 coup which […]
Read MoreWoman who hurled insults at Prayut gets 6 months in jail
A WOMAN who jeered at former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his visit to Ratchaburi in March this year was today (Oct. 10) sentenced to six months and 10 days in jail and fined 1,000 baht but was later temporarily released on 30,000 baht bail, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon. Ms. Wanthana Othong, or […]
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