DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra instructed his lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Revenue Department over its move to seize additional assets with this seen as double taxation because the state had already confiscated the 46 billion baht in proceeds from the sale of Shin Corp shares in 2006, Naewna newspaper
Day: September 16, 2026
Most election commissioners taken to task for kowtowing to Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST ELECTION commissioners were today (Sep. 16) taken to task for being literally submissive to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, and returning favours for their highly-placed positions granted by an overwhelming majority of senators, who have been invariably responsive and loyal to the largest ruling party. During
Read moreSupreme Court asked to repeal Election Commission’s ruling on senatorial rigging plot
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RESERVE senators today (Sep.16) called on the Supreme Court to repeal the Election Commission’s ruling declared on Monday over 2024’s senatorial rigging allegations and to order truthful, evidence-based reinvestigation following the polling agency’s questionable exoneration of suspects attached to or associated with the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government.
Read moreThailand proposes meeting between PM and US President Trump for trade talks, minister says
By Reuters and published by AsiaOne.com THAILAND has proposed talks between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and US President Donald Trump this week, the Thai commerce minister said on Tuesday (Sep. 15), as the two countries seek to conclude negotiations on a bilateral trade deal and discuss tariff rates. Anutin is travelling to New York
Read moreBody of tourist washes up on Phuket beach
THE body of a Moroccan tourist who drowned while swimming in the sea with his friend off Phuket’s Karon beach washed up on Kata Noi beach today (Sep. 16), Amarin TV said. The two Moroccan men got into difficulty while swimming at approximately 6.40 p.m. on Monday and lifeguards and officials successfully rescued one
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