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Thaksin has 'nothing to lose'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/07/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has stepped back into the political spotlight as the ruling Pheu Thai Party and his daughter, suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, find themselves on increasingly shaky ground.
Pheu Thai blasted for rejecting amnesty bills
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/07/2025
» The opposition has lashed out at Pheu Thai for refusing to support proposed amnesty efforts related to the lese majeste law, dismissing as unconvincing the ruling party's justification that it must appease coalition partners due to the government's slim majority.
MPs back amnesty bills
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/07/2025
» The House has passed three amnesty bills but rejected two versions submitted by civil society groups and the former Move Forward Party during their first readings.
Piyabutr slams MPs over S112 amnesty
Post Reporters, Published on 12/07/2025
» Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, criticised politicians for not backing an amnesty for lese majeste offences as the House of Representatives began deliberating five bills aimed at fostering reconciliation and granting amnesty for political offences.
Not about safety
Postbag, Published on 12/07/2025
» Re: "Safer tourism needed now", (Editorial, July 11).
MPs take up amnesty proposals
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/07/2025
» The House of Representatives on Wednesday began intense deliberations on five bills to foster social harmony and grant amnesty for political offences, submitted by MPs and citizen groups.
Coalition in crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/07/2025
» Amnesty bills are now taking precedence over the more controversial Entertainment Complex Bill as the administration walks a political tightrope, with critics wondering if the move is a sincere attempt to reconcile a fragmenting coalition or rather a strategic manoeuvre by an embattled government.
Gambling push put on hold
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» The chief government whip has confirmed the highly controversial Entertainment Complex Bill will be withdrawn from parliament on Wednesday, so an amnesty bill can proceed.
Thailand weighs casino legalisation
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 08/07/2025
» As Thailand edges closer to legalising casinos under its proposed Entertainment Complex Bill, the debate over potential benefits and risks is intensifying.
Betting on Thailand's casino bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/07/2025
» The Pheu Thai-led government is again under pressure to put on hold the controversial entertainment complex bill after Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat indicated the bill needs to be reviewed by the newly formed cabinet before proceeding with it further.