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A single duty-negligence lawsuit needed to put election commissioners in jail

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SINGLE CASE of duty-negligence charges which could probably be filed in court against the election commissioners pertaining to the 2024 senatorial rigging allegations would be simply enough to throw them in jail, former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said today (Aug.15). During a seminar held at a hotel in Ayutthaya

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Justice Minister sceptical over Pawoot’s cash profit without decimal points from trading gold online

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER Rutthapol Naowarat today (June 23) expressed his personal scepticism that a sum of 28 million baht in cash earlier supposedly earned by People’s MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu from trading gold online may have carried no decimal points at all. The Bhumjaithai-attached justice minister was responding to Pawoot’s statement earlier

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Thai army refutes US media claim of violating international law 

  THE Thai army today (Feb. 22) rebutted claims made in a report published by The New York Editorial that the country had violated international law and used excessive force in the border conflict with Cambodia underscoring that Thailand in fact strictly adheres to international law, PPTVHD36 said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the army’s spokesperson,

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Recount of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi demanded

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RECOUNT of votes in all five constituencies of Supanburi was today (Feb.10) demanded amidst allegations of electoral rigging and irregularities. The People’s called on the Election Commission to have all five constituencies of the central province recounted after four Bhumjaithai candidates and one Klatham contestant had reportedly swept victories

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Senatorial race ‘the century’s most disgusting’: Plodprasop

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PHEU THAI-ATTACHED deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi today (June 29) branded a recent senatorial election “the century’s most disgusting.” Plodprasop posted on his Facebook page to remark that as many as half the total 200 senators-designate might probably be prone to electoral rigging and other wrongdoing charges. Plodprasop insisted

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Defeated senatorial contestants call for probe into vote-rigging scams

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GROUP OF OUTVOTED SENATORIAL contestants today (June 28) filed a complaint over vote-rigging and other electoral wrongdoing allegations, calling on the Election Commission to immediately investigate. The alleged wrongdoings on the part of “puppet” senatorial candidates in Wednesday’s national or final stage of the complicated, triple-tiered election involved the

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Some senatorial candidates allegedly held money talks at hotels

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME CONTESTANTS FOR senators have allegedly attended secret meetings at hotels where kickbacks in cash have been offered and negotiated, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee said today (June 26). Sawaeng did not name names or tell how many of the tempted electoral riggers there may have been operating in hush-hush

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MP hit with sexual harassment allegations apologises, not quitting

  MOVE FORWARD MP Chaiyamparvaan Manpianjit who is facing allegations of sexual harassment apologised to the public  today (Nov. 3) but refused to resign from the party while trying to debunk the charges levelled against him, Naewna newspaper said. Chaiyamparvaan, nicknamed Pu-ad and representing Bangkok, said he accepted the party’s resolution whereby 106 of 128

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UK police investigate sexual assault report after Russell Brand allegations

  By Christian Edwards, CNN LONDON’S Metropolitan Police said on Monday (Sep. 18) they were investigating an allegation of sexual assault in 2003, after a joint investigation into the comedian and actor Russell Brand by three British media outlets was published on Saturday. The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” published an investigation

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Srettha ‘would do without honesty, good governance’: Chuwit

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI CANDIDATE FOR prime minister Srettha Thavisin was today (Aug.3) accused of lacking honesty and good governance to otherwise deserve to take the helm of government. In a press conference at a Bangkok hotel, political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit alleged Srettha of having conspired to help others evade 521 million

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Srettha to be taken to task over alleged tax-evading real estate

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI PRIME-MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE Srettha Thavisin will likely be taken to task over tax evasion allegations pertaining to his real estate dealings very shortly, according to political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit. Known as personally associated with deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the real estate tycoon-turned-prime-ministerial candidate has allegedly conspired with a

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Democrat Party deputy leader denies sexual misconduct allegations, quits party posts

DEMOCRAT Party’s deputy leader Prinn Panichphakdi today (Apr. 14) denied allegations of sexual misconduct spreading on social media while resigning from all party positions to move on to prove his innocence and verify the truth, Matichon newspaper said. Prin came under strong attack from netizens after Mr. Sittra Biabangkerd, or Lawyer Tum, secretary-general of the

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Anti-graft panel being asked to probe official over alleged lottery payoff

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON Corruption And Misconduct is being asked tomorrow (Apr.7) to look into allegations that a senior government official has unduly sought a 15-million-baht payoff over problematic allocations of government lottery tickets. Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn confirmed today he is petitioning the House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct chaired by

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