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Pheu Thai stance on lese majeste is firm
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/02/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai restated on Wednesday the Pheu Thai Party's opposition to incorporating lese majeste offences into an amnesty plan, despite the potential indictment of jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for insulting the monarchy.
Opposition wants Covid spend probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/05/2020
» The opposition camp on Thursday submitted a petition to the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) asking it to look into the government's spending to alleviate economic hardship brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and examine its plans to boost the economy.
House senator probes 'off limits'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/06/2019
» Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai insisted on Wednesday the House of Representatives has no authority to probe the qualifications of senators.
10 charged over House clocks
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/08/2015
» Police have brought charges against 10 parliamentary officials for their alleged role in procuring overpriced digital clocks for parliament, paying 15 million baht in 2013 for the timepieces, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) committee scrutinising state budget spending.
NLA has 25 days to rule on Yingluck
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/10/2014
» Impeachment proceedings against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra must be finished within 25 days of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) accepting the impeachment request, NLA vice-president Surachai Liangboonlertchai said yesterday.
NACC 'needs more scrutiny'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/10/2014
» A former lawyer for Yingluck Shinawatra wants politicians to have the authority to investigate members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and file complaints with the Supreme Court if warranted.
NACC's probeof Yingluck'incomplete'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/10/2014
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's lawyer has raised doubts over the the anti-graft agency's impeachment petition against her.
Yingluck's lawyer hits NACC's haste
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/10/2014
» A lawyer for Yingluck Shinawatra thinks the National Anti-Corruption Commission moved unusually quickly to seek indictment of the former prime minister for her role in the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme.
Civil servants face legal action over clock scandal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/09/2014
» More than 11 civil servants in parliament are likely to face legal action for their alleged involvement in a digital clock system scandal after the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) found the procurement of the expensive timepieces lacked transparency, according to an OAG source.
Pheu Thai renews rice fight for Yingluck
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/09/2014
» The decision by prosecutors to defer a decision on pressing ahead with charges against Yingluck Shinawatra over the rice-pledging scheme has given the Pheu Thai Party impetus for a renewed fight on behalf of the former prime minister.