Showing 1 - 10 of 3,849
Small win for graft fight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2025
» The falling from grace of Pichet Chuamuangphan, the First Deputy House Speaker, highlights a lapse in ethical standards among lawmakers.
Strained ties over deputy speaker role
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/08/2025
» Tensions are running high within the coalition government after the ruling Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday insisted the position of first deputy House speaker belongs to its quota, following an unexpected bid by the Klatham Party, a small yet powerful coalition partner, to nominate its own candidate for the post.
Klatham eyes deputy speaker role
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» The Klatham Party declared it will vie for the post of first deputy House speaker following the disqualification of the ruling Pheu Thai Party's Pichet Chuamuangphan by the Constitutional Court last week.
A glaring hole in security
Published on 02/08/2025
» With border tensions still simmering, the absence of a proper defence minister has strategic symbolic implications v The conflict with Cambodia looks increasingly likely to be very costly to Pheu Thai and the Shinawatra clan.
Court disqualifies Pheu Thai MP for misuse of funds
Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2025
» The Constitutional Court on Friday disqualified Pichet Chuamuangphan as a Chiang Rai MP for violating Section 144 of the Constitution by misusing public funds.
Bhumjaithai MP slams govt's 'slow, inadequate' response to border conflict
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/08/2025
» A tense House session on Thursday saw Bhumjaithai Party MP Thana Kitpaiboonchai blast the government's response to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict as "slow and inadequate".
House committee condemns Cambodian violations of international rules
Online Reporters, Published on 31/07/2025
» The House Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights has issued a strong condemnation of Cambodia, accusing it of violating international treaties amid tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border that claimed many lives of civilians and troops.
Court to issue Pichet ruling on Friday
Published on 31/07/2025
» The Constitutional Court will issue its final ruling on Friday in the case of Pichet Chuamuangphan, the first deputy House speaker, who stands accused of unlawfully influencing budget allocations for projects in his Chiang Rai constituency.
Parliament president blasts Cambodia for 'fake claims'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/07/2025
» The president of the Thai National Assembly has condemned Cambodia’s House speaker for making “groundless, misleading allegations” against Thailand during a high-level Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva that ends on Thursday.
Pheu Thai on the rocks
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/07/2025
» Internal turmoil, lack of achievements and former prime minister Thaksin Shinwatra's fading political brand have contributed to the ruling Pheu Thai Party's plummeting popularity, with its MP tally predicted to sink below 100 in the next election.