Thaksin sues Revenue Department for ‘double taxation’
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra instructed his lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Revenue Department over its move to seize additional assets with this seen as double taxation because the state had already confiscated the 46 billion baht in proceeds from the sale of Shin Corp shares in 2006, Naewna newspaper […]
Read MorePheu Thai MPs tipped to abstain from voting for PM after censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL MPs of the Pheu Thai, the second largest partner in the current Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, could probably abstain from casting a yea vote in support of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to put an end to the “Blue” regime following censure debate in foreseeable future, a partisan source said today […]
Read MoreNo major parties prepared for election in near future
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NONE OF Thailand’s major parties, namely Bhumjaithai, Pheu Thai and Klatham, could barely afford to contest a general election in consequence of a possible dissolution of the House of Representatives in the foreseeable future because they would be largely caught off guard and unprepared to spend a great deal of […]
Read MoreAnutin bows to Thaksin in bidding farewell after funeral service
AFTER attending the funeral service for former deputy interior minister and five-time MP Krieng Kalptinan in Ubon Ratchathani province last evening (Aug. 14) Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul walked with former prime minister Thaksin Shainawatra to his car and bade farewell by kneeling and bowing to him, Amarin TV said. Also attending the funeral service […]
Read MorePheu Thai departure from Bhumjaithai-led govt deemed unlikely
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI, the second largest coalition partner, will be very unlikely to break ranks with the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the coalition government, as far as the de facto bosses of both camps, namely Thaksin Shinawatra and Newin Chidchob respectively, are concerned, albeit in behind-the-scenes fashion, according to partisan […]
Read MoreThammanat denies meeting Thaksin in Monaco
DE FACTO Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao last evening (July 29) dismissed rumours of negotiating with de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra in Monaco pointing out he did not have to fly across continents to meet him, Naewna newspaper said. Amid speculation that the two of them could be holding talks on gathering support […]
Read MoreThaksin holds talks on economy with Indonesian leader
FORMER prime minister-cum-de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, accompanied by his sister/former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and his daughter/former premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra, held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the economy yesterday (July 9), Naewna newspaper said. Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya posted a photo and message on his Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet […]
Read MoreNo hush-hush meet between Anutin and Thaksin/Paetongtarn in KL?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul has categorically dismissed speculation that he might probably see a couple of his predecessors, namely de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, albeit in hush-hush fashion somewhere in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between tomorrow (July 9) and the following […]
Read MoreParolee-turned-free Thaksin leaving for Dubai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is departing for Dubai on the upcoming Friday with the parolee-turned-free man’s schedule to return home yet being undisclosed. It remains to be seen how long the de facto boss of the Pheu Thai, currently partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, may stay […]
Read MoreThaksin granted today’s royal pardon to become a free man
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra has now become a free man, given today’s (June 3) royal pardon on occasion of Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday anniversary. A royal decree has been issued for a number of inmates and parolees to be royally pardoned and practically freed from […]
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