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Censure motion filed, targets Prayut, 10 others
Published on 15/06/2022
» Opposition parties in the House of Representatives on Wednesday filed a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet ministers for debate under Section 151 of the constitution.
Ruling coalition rift puts 3.2 trillion baht budget at risk
Published on 02/06/2022
» Parliament will put to vote an initial draft of the 3.19 trillion baht annual budget on Thursday, posing a key test to coup-leader-turned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha whose ruling coalition is coming under some strain from internal divisions.
Paethongtan's big test with new Pheu Thai role
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 22/03/2022
» Will Thaksin Shinawatra's youngest daughter Paethongtan make history as the third Shinawatra to become prime minister of Thailand? The question must be on the public's mind as Ms Paethongtan took centre stage at a Pheu Thai party meeting in Udon Thani last Sunday.
Opposition backs off on Section 112
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/11/2021
» Opposition parties in the House of Representatives have decided not to propose amendments to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, as a bloc, but individual parties or members can do so, Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew said on Wednesday.
PPRP firm on keeping lese majeste law untouched
Published on 02/11/2021
» Palang Pracharath, leader of the multi-party coalition government under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, is firm in its opposition to moves to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, PPRP leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon affirmed on Tuesday.
Pheu Thai's position on lese majeste law draws mixed results
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2021
» Pheu Thai's support for amendments to the lese majeste law was welcomed by the Move Forward Party on Monday, but Democrat leaders opposed any change.
Jockeying for poll position
News, Published on 30/10/2021
» Political dynamics are now shifting away from parliament and out to the provinces where flooded communities have set the stage for some hands-on, early electioneering in disguise.
Cholnan becomes new Pheu Thai leader
Published on 28/10/2021
» Cholnan Srikaew, a Pheu Thai MP for Nan, has been elected the new leader of the Pheu Thai party, succeeding Sompong Amornvivat, by the party's general assembly in Khon Kaen.
Chonlanan open to Pheu Thai leadership
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/10/2021
» Chonlanan Srikaew, a Pheu Thai MP for Nan, has expressed his readiness to lead the party if elected.
A question of timing
News, Published on 09/10/2021
» Luck hasn't been on the opposition's side and it could be exhausting the options available to it in seeking to unseat the prime minister and the government.