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Thamanat chaperones new minister on flood inspection
Online Reporters, Published on 09/09/2024
» Newly sworn in Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat inspected water management in the Chao Phraya River basin over the weekend under the watchful eye of her predecessor and rebel faction leader Thamanat Prompow.
Veteran Thai general Prawit still wielding 'influence'
Published on 08/09/2024
» Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon continues to wield significant influence, despite both him and his party being excluded from the new coalition government, say political observers.
Move Forward Party’s reincarnation challenged
Online Reporters, Published on 11/08/2024
» The royalist leader of the Thai Pakdee Party has demanded a probe into the status of the People’s Party to which MPs of the disbanded Move Forward Party (MFP) have just moved, questioning whether the destination party has enough branches to be qualified.
A pill policy that may just pop
News, Published on 02/03/2024
» Yosapat Kongduang, 22, did not sleep for three straight nights after taking methamphetamine pills or ya ba. He was restless and aggressive when police arrested him at his house in Buri Ram on Feb 16.
Migration of minnows expected
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/10/2021
» Major political parties are expected to welcome MPs from a number of minnows after the Constitutional Court ruled this week that Paiboon Nititawan can retain his parliamentary status after dissolving his People's Reform Party and defecting to Palang Pracharath (PPRP).
Abhisit OK working with military
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 17/03/2019
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says he wants "a mandate from the ballot box straight away" to become Thailand's next prime minister, that he would join a no-confidence motion against a future Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha if there were "good reasons" and categorically rules out supporting any future coups -- although he's open to working with pro-military Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) "if the government is not corrupt and will not carry on with non-democratic processes".
Democrats adopt primary vote in leadership race
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 10/09/2018
» A primary voting system intended to give the public more active engagement in politics will be adopted by the Democrat Party to decide its next leader, which could set the tone for other parties under a charter designed to prevent a power monopoly by a single owner.
Boonsong raps NCPO amnesty
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2015
» Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has slammed an order by the military regime that gives officials investigating the rice-pledging scheme immunity from future lawsuits.
NACC defends death penalty for graft cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has defended its new anti-graft law under which the maximum penalty is execution, saying it is appropriate and not against human rights.