First round of cabinet reshuffle expected after Songkran festival
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST ROUND OF cabinet reshuffle is largely anticipated as soon as Songkran festival is over later this month now that the Pheu Thai-led government has run the country for seven months, according to partisan sources. Attached to the ruling Pheu Thai under de facto party boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin […]
Read MorePM hurls a surprise retort at Democrats during censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN AS a surprise retort, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today (Apr. 3) lambasted the Democrats in the middle of the House chamber, saying they could be merely looking to skip over from the opposition bloc to the Pheu Thai-led coalition government. In response to former Democrat leader […]
Read MorePM orders crackdown on cybercrime in 30 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Apr. 1) ordered for the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to crack down on suspected online criminals within a 30-day period from now. During his official visit to the CCIB headquarters, the prime minister instructed CCIB chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Watnakornbancha to immediately take […]
Read MorePM blasted for saying cannabis policy yielded bad results
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin was slammed by netizens after saying that the liberal cannabis policy had caused huge damage to the Thai people with this outstripping any economic benefit, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 1). Srettha, who mentioned this during an interview on a possible policy to relist cannabis as a category 5 […]
Read MoreSrettha defends Chada over alleged links with casino owner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Mar. 23) defended Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset over alleged connections with the owner of a big casino on Bangkok’s northwestern outskirts. The prime minister said all 328 suspected gamblers rounded up in last Tuesday’s raid on the casino open in disguise as a warehouse […]
Read MoreGovt 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, […]
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