Trinuch running in lieu of Prawit as top Palang Pracharath contestant for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LABOUR MINISTER TRINUCH Thienthong is contesting for prime minister under the Palang Pracharath tickets in the Feb.8 general election in lieu of party leader Prawit Wongsuwan who has stepped aside for health reasons. Deputy Palang Pracharath leader Paiboon Nititawan confirmed today (Dec.24) Trinuch who concurrently acts as the Palang Pracharath […]
Read MorePrawit opts to vie for PM again in upcoming election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan will definitely run for prime minister again in an upcoming election, no matter if he may have a couple of running mates vying alongside for head of a future government. The former deputy prime minister who was given an overwhelming support from today’s (Nov.29) general […]
Read MorePrawit turns down defence portfolio offer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan will definitely not take a defence minister’s seat or any others in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as otherwise speculated. Prawit has already decided against taking the defence portfolio for himself under the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government though he used to be an […]
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 More20 Palang Pracharath renegade MPs formally ousted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH today (Dec. 11) resolved to oust a clique of 20 renegade MPs, led by former Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompao, from the opposition party. Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paibul Nititawan confirmed the party’s executive board has decided to formally expel the 20 renegade MPs, including former agriculture & […]
Read MorePrawit no longer accepts salary, entitlement pay as MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan has today (Oct. 1) resolved to no longer accept the salary and entitlement pay to which he is eligible as an MP and to return all the money which he has earlier accepted. Prawit, the only party-listed MP of the second largest opposition party who […]
Read MorePrawit targeted again over overseas trips
A FORMER Pheu Thai party spokesman is checking whether Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan’s overseas trips this year violated regulations after finding out that he had been absent from 84 out of 95 House sessions on the pretext of other commitments, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Sep. 30). Mr. Prompong Nopparit, Pheu Thai’s […]
Read MorePrawit applied for leave in skipping House sessions
PALANG Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan did apply for leave each time he skipped a House session and in doing so is off the hook for violating the regulation on maximum absence, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 20). Pol. Lt. Apat Sukhanan, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, said according to the constitution an MP […]
Read MorePrawit to be chucked out if he skipped too many House sessions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader-cum-MP Prawit Wongsuwan will likely be examined to determine whether he may have failed to attend far too many floor sessions of the House of Representatives to maintain his MP status any longer. House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha will likely assign House officials to find out whether […]
Read MoreThammanat-led renegade MPs won’t be ousted from Palang Pracharath
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CLIQUE OF 20 RENEGADE MPs headed by former Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompao will be by no means ousted as members of the second largest opposition party. Palang Pracharath secretary-general Paibul Nititawan confirmed today (Sep. 10) none of the 20 rebellious MPs under command of his predecessor will be […]
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