Police start investigating two doctors for helping Thaksin
A POLICE fact-finding committee has started investigating two doctors suspended for assisting de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra stay for six months in a Police Hospital suite instead of prison to serve out a curtailed one-year jail term until he was released on parole early last year, TV Channel 7 said this evening […]
Read MorePrawit to take the floor on censure debate against Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WILL BE SEEN as a rare political phenomenon, Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan plans to take the House floor during censure debate against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra later this month. That will mark the first time that Prawit, a former deputy prime minister and currently the leader of […]
Read MorePM to boost ties with Malaysia in all areas during official visit
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawater and her delegation arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last evening (Dec. 15) for the seventh annual full-fledged Thai-Malaysian meeting to jointly push forward various projects, especially cooperation in developing border areas, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Invited by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and welcomed at the […]
Read MoreHistorian urges Thaksin to stop pulling strings behind daughter/PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT IS ABOUT TIME de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra completely stopped pulling the strings behind a puppet virtually being his daughter/Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suggested a noted historian. Chiang Mai University’s Humanities Faculty’s historian Attachak Satayanuruk said the billionaire power player has not only acted as a puppet […]
Read MoreSrettha’s acquittal very likely, tempting Thaksin to leave for Dubai: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin would be very likely acquitted of impeachment charges later this month, thus relieving de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, largely known as “Mr. Fix-It”, of topical stress and tempting him to take a private trip to Dubai, albeit denied by court, a prominent academic concluded […]
Read MoreThaksin would be denied bail in next month’s lese majeste lawsuit: Ex-MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra would be denied bail when he is brought to court under a lese majeste lawsuit next month, said a former MP today (May 29). Thepthai Senapong said the billionaire, politically powerful Thaksin would be denied bail upon his appearance before the Criminal Court […]
Read MoreThaksin asks prosecutors to put off decision on lese majeste lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (May 28) asked the Office of the Attorney-General to delay tomorrow’s decision on a lese majeste lawsuit which might probably otherwise be filed against him, claiming he is currently infected with Covid-19. The billionaire, politically powerful Thaksin had a lawyer file today’s […]
Read MoreMyanmar social media: Thaksin held talks with ethnic armed groups, govt in exile
By Naewna newspaper and Thai Newsroom MYANMAR’S Salween Press said in a Facebook post last night (May 6) that former prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra held talks with representatives of some ethnic armed groups as well as National Unity Government (NUG), the Myanmar government in exile, on helping end […]
Read MoreJubilant Thaksin shows no signs of ‘illnesses’ while attending Chiang Mai’s Songkran festival
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra has been seen jubilantly joining northern villagers in celebrating Songkran festival at venues in Chiang Mai over the weekend without a single trace of any “illnesses” as earlier claimed. Thaksin’s “illnesses” earlier reported by the authorities have not evidently shown any […]
Read MoreThaksin could possibly be freed on parole after 6 months in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could possibly be released on parole despite a one-year jail sentence on condition that he has served at least six months behind bars, a government official said today (Sep.18). Corrections Department spokesman Sitthi Sutheewong confirmed that the deposed prime minister who had been […]
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