By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE COURT-SUSPENDED prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suggested today (Aug.21) to virtually keep her distance from her power-playing father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra for the time being now that she still has time to decide for herself whether to step down or stay put until the Constitutional Court
Day: August 21, 2025
Paetongtarn in court: Body language shows pressure
WHILE being questioned by the judges of the Constitutional Court for an hour and half this morning (Aug. 21) body language experts said suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra showed clear signs of being under pressure, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. Paetongtarn and National Security Council Secretary-General Chatchai Bangchuad testified in an impeachment case filed
Read morePublic urged not to panic after Myanmar quake shakes Bangkok buildings
EVEN as a 5.4 magnitude earthquake off the southern coast of Myanmar at 9.58 a.m. this morning (Aug. 21) led to high-rises in Bangkok swaying slightly, the public was urged to not panic as the structure of these buildings has not been affected, Manager Online and Amarin TV said. The Department of Mineral Resources
Read moreProtest in front of Parliament to press for scrapping MOUs 43 and 44
PROTESTERS have gathered in front of Parliament since morning (Aug. 21) to demand that lawmakers revoke two memoradums of understanding, MOU 43 and MOU44, signed earlier with Cambodia, Amarin TV said. Mr. Phichit Chaiyamongkol, leader of the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand, said this rally is being held to underscore
Read morePaetongtarn arrives at Constitutional Court to testify in impeachment case
Updated SUSPENDED prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived at the Constitutional Court to testify in the impeachment case filed against her over her leaked cellphone conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen at 9.20 a.m. this morning (Aug. 21), Naewna newspaper said. She was accompanied by Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to the Prime Minister, and her
Read morePaetongtarn advised to admit making mistake during chitchat with Hun Sen
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA was yesterday (Aug.20) suggested to wholeheartedly accept during today’s (Aug.21) testimony before the Constitutional Court the mistake which she evidently made during last June’s leaked cellphone conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen in effort to help herself survive an impeachment lawsuit filed in pursuit of her ouster as
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