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Court accepts petition against PM
Online Reporters, Published on 23/05/2024
» The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his decision to appoint a minister with a prison record. However, the court has voted 5-4 not to suspend him from duty pending its ruling.
A lever to capture corporate tax scofflaws
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/05/2024
» Global tax reform efforts, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), have been building momentum since 2021, reaching agreement on one of the two pillars of tax reform: the establishment of a global minimum tax.
Thai Lawyers for Human Right fronts bail for 19 detainees
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2024
» Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) is putting up bail for 19 political prisoners, mainly those charged under Section 112 -- the lese majeste law -- in a bid to protect their human rights.
Ethics case plagues PM
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2024
» Even though PM's Office Minister Pichit Chuenban has suddenly resigned from the cabinet, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin -- who appointed him in a controversial reshuffle -- still finds his fate hanging in mid-air.
Court to decide on PM’s fate
Published on 22/05/2024
» All eyes will be on the Constitutional Court on Thursday, when it will decide whether to accept for consideration a petition seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his decision to appoint Pichit Chuenban to the cabinet.
Yingluck optimistic about democracy
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/05/2024
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she sees light at the end of the tunnel now that the country has returned to a democratic path, 10 years after the coup that ousted her government.
Piano teacher accused of indecent assault on girl
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2024
» A piano teacher has been arrested for alleged indecent assault on a 10-year-old girl pupil at his music school in Phra Khanong Nua area of Bangkok's Watthana district.
Judge decides against Election Commission rules
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/05/2024
» A judge at the Administrative Court has suggested that some of the Election Commission's (EC) regulations governing how candidates for the Senate election introduce themselves should be scrapped, as requested by complainants who submitted a petition.
Embattled Pichit resigns as PM's office minister
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2024
» Prime Minister’s Office Minister Pichit Chuenban resigned on Tuesday in the face of mounting pressure from a group of senators seeking a Constitutional Court ruling on his suitability to serve as a cabinet minister.
Police hunt mastermind in major BMA bribe scandal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/05/2024
» Police are expanding their investigation into a corruption scandal at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), looking for the mastermind behind a 9-million-baht payment demanded to divert a new road away from a golf course.