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Ombudsman asks court to rule on ballot barcodes
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/03/2026
» The Ombudsman has resolved to petition the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers in Thailand’s Feb 8 general election violated the constitutional requirement that voting be conducted directly and by secret ballot.
Pheu Thai ‘cobra’ says he acted transparently
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/09/2025
» Kanchanaburi MP Sakda Wichiensilp has denied betraying the Pheu Thai Party by breaking ranks to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister in parliament on Friday.
Thai PM confirms coalition support amid Cambodia crisis
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/06/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Sunday reaffirmed the unity of the remaining coalition partners following the withdrawal of the Bhumjaithai Party while a cabinet reshuffle is expected to be finalised by the end of this month.
Thailand and Cambodia to discuss pavilion fire
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/03/2025
» Thailand will seek discussions with Cambodia about the fire that gutted the Tri Muk Pavilion near the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani province last Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesdsay.
Govt 'won't mess with military'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 12/12/2024
» The government has no intention of intervening in the military after a Pheu Thai MP proposed a bill to revise the Defence Ministry Administration Act, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Referendum timeline gets approval
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/07/2024
» The amended referendum bill should become law by November, with the first of three referendums on the proposed rewrite of the 2017 constitution held around February, Nikorn Chamnong, secretary to the special House panel on the bill, said on Thursday.
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.
Diesel, cooking gas, power prices again capped
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/05/2024
» The cabinet resolved on Tuesday to continue capping the retail prices of standard diesel, cooking gas and electricity.
PM scotches '21 days of water fights' rumours
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/04/2024
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has been instructed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to clear up public misunderstanding over the duration of this year's Songkran festival.
Suspension leaves PM down but not out
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/08/2022
» The charter court’s decision to suspend Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit as prime minister could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and surviving many censure debates during the past three years, the onerous eight-year-tenure issue will soon be resolved.