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Prayut quietly goes to work at Defence Ministry

  WITHOUT much ado Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is continuing in his role of defence minister after the Constitutional Court suspended him from premiership duties pending a ruling on his eight-year rule, went to work at this ministry in a private car without giving prior notice this morning (August 26), Naewna newspaper and INN News […]

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Prayut no longer politically righteous to come back: Academics

By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha who has been ordered by court to stop performing as of yesterday is no longer politically righteous to come back as head of government, commented academics today (August 25). National Institute of Development Administration’s (NIDA) Political and Development Strategies Project director Pichai Ratanadilok suggested Prayut call it […]

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Prayut could continue as Defence Minister if ordered by court to halt being PM: Wissanu

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha may legally perform as defence minister, the post which he has concurrently assumed, if he is ordered by court to stop performing as head of government in the wake of a legal controversy over his eight-year rule, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today (August 22). […]

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Analysis

Analysis: Conspiracy hatched to turn kingmaker into PM 

By Out-Crowd IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN whether a fresh conspiracy to turn Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan into head of government in place of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha following an approaching censure debate/no-confidence vote will ever bear fruit. Prawit who concurrently heads the ruling Palang Pracharath Party is being openly pitted by some coalition […]

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Paetongtarn still undecided whether to run for PM: Thaksin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra said last night (Mar.29) his youngest daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra has not as yet made up her mind whether she will run for head of a post-election government. During a Care Talk/Care Clubhouse live streaming, Thaksin aka Tony Woodsome, said Paetongtarn is completely free to decide […]

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ANALYSIS: Prawit’s end goal – premiership

By Out-crowd LIKE IT OR NOT, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is largely expected to take the helm of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party once and for all. His end goal – the premiership. Despite his poor health and negative image involving his ”borrowed” luxury watches, the deputy premier is already looking far beyond the […]

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