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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.
Thaksin, Prawit at odds over Tak Bai
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/10/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon declined to comment yesterday in response to a claim by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who said Gen Prawit must know how many families of those who died in the Tak Bai tragedy in Narathiwat 18 years ago have been compensated.
Thamanat playing 'high-risk' game
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/06/2022
» Capt Thamanat Prompow, the former Setthakij Thai secretary-general, is playing a game of "high risk, high return", says former politician and media firebrand Chuwit Kamolvisit.
Budget debate kicks off
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/05/2022
» The first reading of the 2023 budget bill which kicks off on Tuesday will decide the fate of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, as the Setthakij Thai Party and some micro parties are sending mixed signals as to whether they will stand by the coalition government.
No dinner date for Thamanat
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/05/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has put the brakes on a plan by Capt Thamanat Prompow, secretary-general of the Setthakij Thai Party, to have dinner with the opposition Pheu Thai Party.
PM defies efforts to oust him from office
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/05/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defied attempts to unseat him, saying the country will not be better off even if he is forced from office.
Bribe plot rumours swirl
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/05/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday brushed aside a claim by former deputy prime minister Trairong Suwannakhiri that some MPs were each offered between 5-30 million baht to vote against him in an upcoming no-confidence debate.
Further signs of PPRP splits
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/02/2022
» Academics believe the emergence of Ruam Thai Sang Chart, the party which has pledged to nominate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as a candidate for the same role in the next election, indicates there's a rift within the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).
Agriculture agencies put under Prawit
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/09/2021
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has been assigned to oversee four agencies under the Agriculture and Cooperative Ministry, which were previously handled by former deputy agriculture minister Capt Thamanat Prompow.
Jatuporn looks for allies
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/04/2021
» Questions have been raised whether Sunday's planned gathering of political activists led by red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan will gain any momentum after other core red-shirt leaders decided not to join the event.