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Yingluck optimistic about democracy
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/05/2024
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she sees light at the end of the tunnel now that the country has returned to a democratic path, 10 years after the coup that ousted her government.
Lab tests show rice 'edible'
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government will proceed with its plan to auction off the rice from Yingluck Shinawatra's pledging scheme that had been stored in two warehouses in Surin for 10 years, after a laboratory test result showed that the rice is still safe for consumption.
Eating old rice not stunt to get Yingluck retrial, says minister
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/05/2024
» Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday his move to sell decade-old rice pledged and warehoused during convicted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration, and making a show of eating it, was not aimed at getting her a retrial.
Senators size up targets
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/03/2024
» The overlapping claims area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand claimed by Thailand and Cambodia, the government's digital-wallet project and the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be among topics for a general debate by the Senate on Monday.
Yingluck a step closer to home?
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/03/2024
» The latest acquittal of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in another lawsuit has brought her one step closer to returning home, according to a political analyst.
Election Commission asked to probe minister's shares
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/02/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) is being asked to examine Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol's shares to determine whether she has adhered to a ministerial shareholding rule and is, therefore, still eligible for her post.
Is digital handout legal?
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/01/2024
» A panel studying the government's planned 10,000-baht digital wallet handout has warned that the government could break the law if it proceeds with the scheme, according to a National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) source.
Election-winning Move Forward calm amid rejig buzz
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/07/2023
» The election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) has dismissed speculation it will be excluded from a new government led by Pheu Thai, the party that came second, insisting that unity among the eight prospective coalition parties remains intact.
Tough times ahead for MFP and Pita
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/06/2023
» As the old powers play hardball, the road to Government House for the Move Forward party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat remains rough. The MFP won the most votes, 14.4 million of them, in the May 14 election, but its fate still hangs in the air.
Prayut signs up with United Thai Nation Party
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/01/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday delivered an impassioned case for why he would seek to return to Government House as he officially joined the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) -- a move that sealed his position as the party's prime ministerial candidate.