Govt MPs dismiss latest coalition move against budget bill
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT MPs have categorically dismissed fresh hearsay that Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan might probably be named prime minister in place of the current one, Srettha Thavisin, given the possibility that the 2024 budget bill might be turned down today (Mar 22). Several government MPs attached to coalition partners downplayed […]
Read MoreThaksin dines with Srettha, Somchai in Chiang Mai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra dined with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and other well-known figures in Chiang Mai today (Mar. 15). Without a soft splint around his neck, Thaksin talked with his de facto proteges over dinner at a house in Mae Rim district of the […]
Read MorePM given 139 million baht in funding for world tours in Fiscal 2024
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GLOBETROTTING PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has been given a sum of 139 million baht in government funding at his disposal with which he may travel the world over for the current fiscal year, according to a government official. The 139 million baht in funding was primarily earmarked for planned […]
Read MorePM leads “Peace Through Tourism” visit to South Thailand
“WHEN the people have money in their pockets, they will forget about their conflicts.” That simple rationale summarised the core objective of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s historic “Peace Through Tourism” visit to the kingdom’s southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat between Feb.27-29. Under the slogan “Travel to the South — With All Your […]
Read MoreThaksin most politically powerful person: NIDA poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra as the most politically powerful person, says a NIDA Poll today (Mar. 3). According to the opinion poll recently conducted among a total of 1,310 people from all walks of life in all regions of the country, […]
Read MoreCabinet reshuffle only depends on Thaksin, not Srettha
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SPECULATED RESHUFFLE of the Pheu Thai-led cabinet will primarily depend on de facto party boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra and definitely not Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, partisan sources said over the weekend. Though Srettha has earlier said he is “no puppet” otherwise pulled around by anyone, the real estate […]
Read MoreAnand to Srettha: Don’t forget Bangkok’s slums
FORMER prime minister Anand Panyarachun advised Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin that in helping poor people in the provinces he should not forget that Bangkok’s slum communities too need help, Matichon newspaper said this evening (March 1). Srettha told reporters at the Office of the Chularatchamontri that earlier in the day he met Anand at […]
Read MoreTourism tops agenda of Prime Minister’s Feb. 27-29 visit to the South
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has embarked on a three-day visit to the three Muslim-majority provinces of South Thailand, specifically to promote tourism. The trip will include a range of social, cultural and economic activities designed to highlight the growth potential of Narathiwat and Yala, which share a direct land border with Malaysia, and Pattani, […]
Read MorePM buys oil painting at Pattani market for 30,000 baht
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Feb. 27) purchased an oil painting entitled “Peace” for 30,000 baht in cash from an artist in Pattani. At a community market in the capital district of the southern province, the prime minister viewed and obviously admired the oil painting on display and bought it […]
Read MoreSrettha shrugs off alleged Thaksin’s role in Cabinet reshuffle
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Feb 26) shrugged off criticism that de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra would quietly play a pivotal role in a future reshuffle of cabinet members. The prime minister categorically dismissed speculation that a cabinet reshuffle might probably be looming under the influence […]
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