Yet again – shopper’s slipper gets stuck in store escalator
JUST days after a woman’s leg was severed till the knee by a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport a man shopping at Nonthaburi’s biggest mall on Saturday (July 15) narrowly escaped injury after his slipper got stuck in an escalator, Sanook.com said this morning (July 17). Last Tuesday (July 11), an escalator at […]
Read MoreAnon: 8 parties must not split up, those breaking ranks are dictators
A LEADER of the “respect my vote” demonstration at Bangkok Art & Culture Centre this evening (July 16) urged the eight partners of the coalition government led by Move Forward Party to stick together and not break ranks with those doing so to be branded dictators, Naewna newspaper said. In a fiery speech Mr. […]
Read MoreDemonstrators protest Police Chief’s absence from voting for PM
A “CAR MOB” procession of automobiles and motorcycles showed up at national police headquarters on Rama 1 road to ask why National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat did not attend the joint House/senate meeting last Thursday to vote for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (July […]
Read MoreMost people still prefer Pita for PM regardless of how long it takes: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN found to still endorse Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat’s attempted rise to power, no matter how many rounds of voting in his support from legislators it could possibly take. According to the latest NIDA Poll conducted between July 11 and July 12 with a total […]
Read MoreBill to rid senators of PM-picking power, PM-voting process could run concurrently: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD SECRETARY-GENERAL Chaithawat Tulathon said today (July 15) a renewed legislation to rid all senators of the power to pick a prime minister and the repeated naming and voting for one may practically proceed in concurrent fashion. Chaithawat made his comment after yesterday’s filing of the latest legislation to […]
Read MorePita calls on people to urge senators to vote him for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (July 15) posted a video clip online calling on the people for help by encouraging senators to vote him for prime minister next Wednesday. Pita who failed to get enough votes to land him the elected premiership in Thursday’s joint House/Senate meeting asked […]
Read MoreFemale drug suspect dies in fall from police station window
A THAI woman arrested on drug trafficking charges died after jumping out of the third-floor window of Bang Kruai police station, Nonthaburi, yesterday (July 14), Naewna newspaper said today. Ms. Sawitree (surname withheld), 38, was arrested at 2 p.m. after a police team found 30 tablets of methamphetamine (Yaba) in her backpack. They had […]
Read MoreMove Forward MPs file bill to rid senators of PM-picking power
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MPs today (July 14) filed a renewed bill to put an end to the constitutional power of the military-appointed senators to pick a prime minister. The Move Forward legislation was lodged in pursuit of amendment to Section 272 of the military-designed constitution to the extent that the senators […]
Read MoreChonlanan confirms Pita will be named PM again next week
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (July 14) confirmed he will still name Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister again next Wednesday. Following Pita’s failure to get adequate support for elected premiership yesterday, the Move Forward leader will be named and voted for prime minister for a second […]
Read MoreRevealing senators’ businesses just the starting point: Rung
HITTING out at senators today (July 14) was Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, a member of the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, who said a top Twitter trend for Thailand revealing senators’ businesses is just the starting point, Matichon newspaper said. In yesterday’s vote for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister […]
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