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PM Anutin denies political motive in amending prison regs
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakujl said on Wednesday his government was improving prion regulations on the transfer of ill inmates to ensure fairness, not taking revenge on any political rival.
Anutin denies rift in coalition
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed rumours of an impending cabinet reshuffle amid reports of a growing rift between the "red" and "blue" factions within the government coalition.
Phumtham 'ready to helm Department of Special Investigation'
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/05/2025
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai expressed his readiness to take temporary charge of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) should Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra assign him the role.
Minister says law backs Thaksin's long hospital stay
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2025
» Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has downplayed concerns over the Ombudsman's review of Thaksin Shinawatra's hospitalisation order in 2023, saying the former prime minister's six-month stay at Police General Hospital (PGH) was legally justified.
PM unsure if she is on US visa ban list
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she does not know if she is on the list of Thai officials recently banned by Washington from obtaining visas to visit the country due to the recent deportation of 40 Uyghur detainees to China.
Department of Special Investigation to limit Senate probe
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/03/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) special cases board refused to look into claims of criminal association related to last year's Senate election but agreed to investigate allegations of money laundering.
PM is ready to address Thaksin allegations
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she is ready to answer the opposition's questions during a planned censure debate, particularly those concerning her father, ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, campaigning for Pheu Thai candidates in recent elections for provincial administrative organisation chiefs.
Jail only option for ex-Thai PM Yingluck
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra won't be eligible to be detained outside of prison if she returns to the country as she has yet to meet new criteria for the soon-to-come alternative prison detention programme, said Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong on Tuesday.
Boonsong release stirs flap
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra denied speculation that the release on parole of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was convicted of corruption in an earlier rice-pledging scheme, would pave the way for the possible return of fugitive ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra.
PM 'won't meddle' in Thaksin probe
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/11/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave assurances that she would not interfere in an ongoing probe into claims that her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was given privileged treatment during his detention at the Police General Hospital (PGH).