By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI PARTY will call for investigations by independent agencies into allegations that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has unlawfully masterminded Palang Pracharath MPs into breaking the constitution and twisting the electoral system. In a press conference at parliament today (July 7), Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew confirmed the opposition party
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Daredevil motorcyclist zipping underneath trailer-truck goes viral
VIEWED BY hundreds of thousands of people on Thai social media is a video clip showing a daredevil motorcyclist zooming beneath a trailer-truck to get to the other side with the traffic still moving periodically despite being heavily jammed, Matichon newspaper said today (July 7). This video clip, posted on TikTok by a member only
Read moreBoris Johnson set to resign as prime minister today, UK media report
By Euronews. BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to resign today (July 7) after a flood of ministerial resignations, UK media are reporting. Johnson is stepping down after cabinet ministers and dozens of MPs from his own Conservative Party quit their government roles in the last 24 hours. His administration was dogged by
Read moreArmy chief tests positive for Covid after returning from Malaysia
ARMY Commander-in-Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae and six other senior army leaders all tested positive for Covid-19 upon returning from an official visit to Malaysia during June 30-July 1, Matichon newspaper said today (July 7). Gen. Narongphan, who had visited the neighbouring country together with his delegation at the invitation of the Malaysian Commander-in-Chief, is
Read morePro-Prayut lawmakers take legal twist for divided-by-500 electoral system
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A VAST MAJORITY OF LAWMAKERS faithful to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (July 6) dumped the mixed-member-majority system and instead endorsed the mixed-member-proportional system for use in the next general election, fueling the criticism that the executive branch has unduly interfered in the business of the legislative branch. In a second
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