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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.
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.
Thin majority pressures Thailand's governing coalition
Published on 20/07/2025
» Wisut Chainarun, the government chief whip, admitted the coalition's razor-thin parliamentary margin makes life awkward, and called for greater turnout from coalition MPs during House sessions.
House Secretariat to face B178m cut
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/07/2025
» A special House committee vetting the 2026 budget bill on Thursday approved a 178-million-baht cut to the Secretariat of the House's budget, following a Constitutional Court decision to accept a petition related to the alleged misuse of parliamentary funds.
Palang Pracharath Party disrupts first meeting
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/07/2025
» The first parliamentary meeting of the new legislative session ended prematurely after a surprise move by the opposition prompted questions about a possible lack of quorum on Thursday.
PP urges ouster of deputy speaker
Post Reporters, Published on 07/06/2025
» The main opposition People's Party (PP) said it will petition the Constitutional Court seeking the removal of Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangphan for allegedly misusing parliamentary funds.
Opposition targets deputy House speaker over budgetary instructions
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/06/2025
» The opposition People's Party (PP) is gearing up to petition the Constitutional Court to rule whether Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangphan violated Article 144 of the constitution for passing budgetary instructions to his adviser for parliamentary seminars.
IO claims need probe
News, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2025
» The no confidence motion before the House last week fell short after 319 MPs voted against it to back Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra compared to the 162 who voted in favour of relieving her of her duties; yet big questions remain.
Short arm of the law
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2024
» As the expiry of the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai case looms, the ruling Pheu Thai Party has yet to show its willingness to bring those involved to justice -- if only as a gesture of respect for the rule of law. That is upsetting, to say the least.
Pichet admits approving sick leave for Pheu Thai's Gen Pisal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2024
» Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangphan has admitted to approving a sick leave request that could enable Pheu Thai Party list MP Pisal Wattanawongkiri to avoid a Tak Bai massacre case against him.