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Government under fire over weapons budget
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget bill for 2021, after opposition criticism during Wednesday's first reading in parliament.
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MP Vipot a fugitive after court upholds prison sentence
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/01/2020
» An arrest warrant was issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday for Vipot Aponrat after it rejected the Palang Pracharath Party MP's final appeal against a four-year prison sentence for his role in the violent protest that closed down an Asean summit in Pattaya a decade ago.
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Prayut wants to curb rival gatherings
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has voiced concern that rival political rallies by his supporters and opponents will lead to fresh conflicts, and said he has instructed security authorities to find ways to prevent such activities in the future.
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Future Forward Party lays out reform for booze producers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2020
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) on Tuesday unveiled a plan to push a law touted through parliament that would open up the country's alcoholic beverage industry and ensure fair treatment for new and small liquor and beer producers.
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Thousands join rival rallies
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/01/2020
» Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha turned up in droves on Sunday for their respective political rallies, with the rival camps likely to square off again next month when the anti-Prayut event organisers plan another event in Chiang Mai.
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Girlfriend shot dead as drunken tourist plays with gun
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/10/2019
» A Chinese visitor playing with a business friend’s pistol after attending a party allegedly fired a shot that killed his 23-year-old girlfriend in a car on Rama 3 Road in Bangkok on Monday night.
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Panel votes for chemical ban
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/10/2019
» A four-party committee has unanimously voted for a ban on the use of three toxic farming chemicals, heaping pressure on the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC), which has resisted an outright ban, to follow suit.
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Abhisit calls quit talk 'groundless'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2019
» Former Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has denied media reports he will resign as an MP if his party joins the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to form a new government.
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Election Commission asks for poll rerun, vote recount
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/04/2019
» The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday resolved to call a rerun of the March 24 election at one polling station in the southern province of Chumphon and a recount of marked ballots in all voting stations in a constituency in Nakhon Pathom.
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'Outsider PM' touted as impasse breaker
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/04/2019
» A provisional clause under Section 272 of the charter, better known as the "outsider prime minister" rule, is being touted as an alternative route if the political impasse over forming the next government continues.
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