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Justice in the shadows
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/06/2023
» The Election Commission (EC) has started to endorse elected MPs this week. According to the political calendar, they will have to declare their wealth and assets to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Lacking mandate
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/06/2023
» Re: "Myanmar talk to go ahead", (BP, June 19).
Joe Biden's son Hunter reaches plea deal on gun, tax charges
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea deal on minor tax and gun charges, concluding a five-year probe that involved persistent Republican allegations that major crimes were being covered up.
Prawit reports in as new MP
Online Reporters, Published on 20/06/2023
» Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the Palang Pracharath Party leader, was among the newly endorsed MPs who reported to the Office of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Ruangkrai continues his crusade against Pita
Online Reporters, Published on 20/06/2023
» Serial petitioner Ruangkrai Leekitwattana is continuing his crusade against Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, this time asking the Election Commission to seek a Constitutional Court ruling on Mr Pita's eligibility to be an MP.
MPs endorsed, House to convene within 15 days
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/06/2023
» The formal opening of the new parliament is expected within 15 days after the Election Commission (EC) on Monday endorsed all 500 MPs elected at the May 14 general election.
Battle for coveted speaker post rages on
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/06/2023
» The battle over who gets the House speaker post is to continue after Pheu Thai on Monday denied agreeing to let the Move Forward Party take the position as recently claimed by MFP secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon.
Thai-Saudi ties' wider strategic impact
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/06/2023
» The invitation from the Saudi Minister of Investment, Khalid Abdulaziz-Falih, to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to visit Saudi Arabia came just a few hours after the provisional results of the May 14 election were made known. With equal speed, the Thai side responded positively and gathered a 40-member high-level delegation composed of officials and private sector representatives. The caretaker government did not want to let go the momentum which began when Saudi-Thai relations resumed in January 2022.
US allies wary of a disruptive new Trump presidency
News, Peter Apps, Published on 20/06/2023
» In a March post on his website, Donald Trump pledges to end the war in Ukraine when reelected to a second term, halt confrontation with Russia and "finish the process we began under my administration fundamentally reevaluating Nato's purpose".
UK lawmakers set to judge ex-PM Johnson over 'Partygate'
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» LONDON: British MPs will cast their judgment on Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties.