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Nuts and bolts of the referendum
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/01/2026
» Thailand is heading towards another national referendum on constitutional change, to coincide with the next general election on Feb 8.
PM's Office to explain Cambodia MoUs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/10/2025
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Paradorn Prissanananthakul has pledged to hold public forums on the two contentious Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) 43 and 44 with Cambodia, stating that the people deserve a clear understanding of the bilateral accords.
PM 'has no plan' to quit before ruling
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/08/2025
» Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, rejected reports which suggest the premier would resign before the Constitutional Court issues a ruling on the leaked recording of her conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Opposition questions B105m design bill for parliament car park
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/05/2025
» The opposition People’s Party has released new information regarding another costly parliament project to construct a car park building.
PM vows to get ‘Ferrari’ economy humming
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has likened Thailand’s economy to a 12-cylinder Ferrari with only six or seven cylinders working. But the government is firing on all cylinders to get the engine running at full throttle, he says.
Clarity on Senate poll rules expected on Friday
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/06/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) is expected to offer clarity on Friday about the ramifications of a Constitutional Court decision on Wednesday to hear a petition seeking its ruling on whether four controversial provisions in the organic law governing the Senate election breach the charter.
Wissanu keen to check on PM's defence
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/06/2024
» The first task of Wissanu Krea-ngam, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's newly appointed adviser, will be to check the details of the PM's defence in a case involving the appointment of controversial politician Pichit Chuenban as a PM's Office minister.
Somsak: Relisting cannabis will weed out bad actors
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/06/2024
» Relisting cannabis as a narcotic will make it easier to control the use of the plant for positive purposes such as medicinal use, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday.
PM Srettha turns to legal eagle Wissanu for advice
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin admitted on Monday that he had asked Wissanu Krea-ngam, a legal expert and former deputy prime minister, for advice on how to handle a case involving the appointment of a minister with a prison record that could violate the code of ethics for cabinet ministers.
EC clarifies Senate poll regulations
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/05/2024
» Senate election candidates may give media interviews on matters related to their expertise, but they are barred from introducing themselves in the media or taking part in a broadcast debate, according to the Election Commission (EC).