Showing 1 - 10 of 19
Critics pile pressure on new PM
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/08/2024
» Critics have vowed to scrutinise Pheu Thai's digital wallet scheme, as well as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her shares in a company which bought a controversial monastic plot in Pathum Thani, which houses Alpine Golf Club and a residential complex.
People's Party rises from MFP's ashes
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 10/08/2024
» The heavy axe that the Constitutional Court wielded on the Move Forward Party (MFP) earlier this week failed to stop its resurrection on Friday as the People's Party (PP).
Mongkolkit in hot water for no show
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 19/07/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has accused former Thai Civilized Party leader Mongkolkit Suksintharanon of an ethics violation for skipping a parliament meeting to take a group of technical college students to a film in 2021.
Pathum Thani election winner’s suspension upheld
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/07/2024
» The Council of State, the government’s legal advisory body, has confirmed that Charn Phuangphet, the winner of Sunday’s election for Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chairman in Pathum Thani, should be suspended pending the outcome of an earlier malfeasance case.
Complaints 'won't derail Senate race'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/06/2024
» The result of the Senate election will be announced as planned, although the Election Commission (EC) has received more than 300 complaints, including 39 fraud-related cases to investigate.
Yingluck optimistic about democracy
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/05/2024
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she sees light at the end of the tunnel now that the country has returned to a democratic path, 10 years after the coup that ousted her government.
Educators jailed over ‘tea money’
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/04/2024
» The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking “tea money” bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.
Chaiwat faces legal action over building
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/02/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has asked the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to take disciplinary action against Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi, for misconduct in a construction project inside the park.
Tough times ahead for MFP and Pita
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/06/2023
» As the old powers play hardball, the road to Government House for the Move Forward party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat remains rough. The MFP won the most votes, 14.4 million of them, in the May 14 election, but its fate still hangs in the air.
Police reform an unmitigated failure
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2023
» Bribery, extortion, graft, abuse of power, a hand in illegal businesses — you name it, these are just a few of the sins committed by numerous bad cops. And quite a few of the offenders rank in the upper echelons of the police force, which is stripping public confidence and trust in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).