No party looking to set up minority government: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan said today (Apr.19) no party contesting the May 14 general election, especially his own, is looking to set up or join in a minority government only to run the country in a precarious fashion. Prawit posted on his Facebook page to reassure that his party […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath aims to get one MP from each Isaan province
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH has quietly targeted to get no less than 20 MPs in constituency-based mode throughout Isaan, the country’s largest region, in the May 14 general election, according to a former cabinet member. Thammarak Isarangkura na Ayudhaya, adviser to Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan, said the party will get […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath expects no less than 70 constituency MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Apr.10) forecast his party will get no less than 70 MPs in constituency-based mode in the May 14 general election. Prawit who is running as sole Palang Pracharath partisan contender for prime minister expressed confidence that his camp will get no less than 70 […]
Read MorePrayut not going to inspect huge fire, but Prawit is doing so
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Mar. 30) that he is too busy to go monitor efforts to put out a huge fire raging across three mountains in Nakhon Nayok but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is free to do so in keeping with his duty, Naewna newspaper said. He added that he had […]
Read MoreThaksin snubs possibility of Pheu Thai-Palang Pracharath alliance
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Mar.27) categorically ruled out the possibility that his party might ever join Palang Pracharath in setting up a coalition government following the May 14 general election. Posting on Twitter’s ThaksinLive page today, the deposed prime minister contended that the Pheu Thai will […]
Read MoreNo more coup after May 14 election: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.23) confirmed there will be no more coup after the May 14 general election. Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election […]
Read MoreThammarak helps Prawit in Isaan to deny Pheu Thai landslide win
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER Thammarak Isarangkun na Ayutthaya is helping Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan with his electoral campaign for Isaan constituencies which could possibly otherwise be swept up by the Pheu Thai camp. Thammarak, who had performed as defence minister during the time of a Thai Rak Thai government under […]
Read MorePheu Thai unlikely to reach 310-MPs target: KPI executive
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE UNLIKELY for the Pheu Thai Party to score a landslide victory grabbing no less than 310 MP seats as reportedly targeted in an upcoming general election, said an executive official of King Prajadhipok’s Institute today (Mar.16). KPI deputy secretary-general Thawilwadi Burikul remarked the Pheu Thai, known to […]
Read MorePrawit airs dissent to use of force against lone woman in Prayut’s presence
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A RARE COMMENT on government action, Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.15) expressed his dissent to a use of force by police against an elderly woman in the presence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. That referred to Monday’s event in which the lone woman, namely Wanthana Othong, 62, […]
Read MorePrayut shrugs off Prawit’s ‘Step Beyond Conflict’ slogan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Mar.9) downplayed a Palang Pracharath campaign slogan which says “Step Beyond Conflict” and is being repeatedly cited by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. Prayut, who is contesting an upcoming general election to prolong his rule under the Ruam Thai Sang Chart tickets, told reporters at […]
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