By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan will definitely not take a defence minister’s seat or any others in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as otherwise speculated. Prawit has already decided against taking the defence portfolio for himself under the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government though he used to be an
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Anutin not bothered by Pheu Thai’s legal moves
NEWLY-APPOINTED Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Sep. 7) he is not concerned about some Pheu Thai MPs’ petition to remove him from premiership over Bhumjaithai having signed an agreement with the People’s Party for the the latter’s conditional support that led to him getting 311 votes in the House of Representatives on
Read moreAllocation of cabinet seats completed: Anutin
PRIME MINISTER-ELECT Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (Sep. 6) the allocation of cabinet seats is 100 percent finalised with all ministers-designate aware of the conditions and limitations and ready to work immediately after the oath-taking ceremony before His Majesty the King, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Questioned about the position of defence minister
Read moreAnutin rushed to meet dad at hospital after being voted PM
SOON AFTER being voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes from lawmakers Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul rushed to Ramathibodi Hospital to visit his father, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Sep. 5). Upon arriving at 5.40 p.m. Anutin bowed to his father, Chavarat Charnvirakul who is also a former interior minister, and hugged him
Read moreAnutin voted Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister with 311 votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL was today (Sep.5) voted as prime minister with the help from People’s MPs in addition to those attached to a Bhumjaithai-led coalition of parties in the House of Representatives. In a roll-call procedure for a total of 492 MPs, the Bhumjaithai leader was given 311 votes against 152
Read moreUrgent: Bhumjaithai leader Anutin voted prime minister
AFTER a lengthy debate Bhumajaithai leader Anutin Charnivirakul was today (Sep. 5) voted prime minister by a majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Thai Rath and Naewna newspaper said. At 3.50 p.m. it was announced that Anutin had obtained more than 247 votes from 492 currently performing MPs thus winning the race
Read morePhumtham admits House dissolution decree has been denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME minister Phumtham Wechayachai confirmed today (Sep.4) that a decree which he has recently filed in pursuit of royal endorsement for dissolution of the House of Representatives to call a general election has been denied by the Office of Privy Councillors due to legal ambiguities and discrepancy. Phumtham, viewed
Read moreMPs tipped to vote for new PM on upcoming Friday or Saturday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will likely vote Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for prime minister to replace the court-deposed Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the upcoming Friday or Saturday, according to Deputy House Speaker Chalard Khamchuang. He told reporters at parliament today (Sep.3) that MPs will convene either on Friday or Saturday to
Read morePeople’s to back Anutin for prime minister under 5 conditions
PEOPLE’S Party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut and his team announced this morning (Sep. 3) that his camp has decided to vote for Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul as the next prime minister under five conditions, Naewna newspaper said. The decision was made after thorough discussions among party members on whether to support Anutin or Pheu Thai
Read moreBhumjaithai tipped to outdo Pheu Thai in setting up new coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob will likely succeed in forming a brand-new coalition government, given solid support from no less than 283 MPs who will all cast yea votes for Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul for prime minister, partisan sources said today (Aug.30). Following yesterday’s ouster of
Read moreAnutin softens stand for Interior portfolio
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI LEADER Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 17) eased up his verbal insistence on his continuing to take charge of the interior portfolio and advised that the current Pheu Thai-led cabinet under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra be subject sooner or later to a reshuffle of the whole deck which may invariably
Read more‘No room for bargaining’ over Interior portfolio: Anutin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI LEADER ANUTIN Charnvirakul today (June 7) categorically insisted that the interior minister’s seat remain with him and that there be no room for bargaining over it with the Pheu Thai, core of the coalition government, as otherwise designed by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin
Read moreAnutin keeps mum on sending Uyghurs back to China
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul refused to comment on several embassies having issued a warning to their citizens to be careful of possible reprisal attacks after Thailand deported at least 40 Uyghurs back to China on Thursday (Feb. 27), Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 1). He clarified that he did not
Read moreAnutin awaiting order for PEA power shutoff to Myanmar townships
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (Jan.29) he could immediately stop supplying power to Myanmar across the shared border only if ordered to do so by a government agency in charge of national security. The Provincial Electricity Authority under care of the Ministry of Interior could immediately terminate
Read moreThaksin denies Pheu Thai-Bhumjaithai conflict
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (Dec. 23) categorically denied that his party, core of the current coalition government, had developed a critical conflict with Bhumjaithai, the second largest coalition partner. The billionaire power player said he had had no problem to clear up with Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Interior
Read moreThaksin, Newin bury the hatchet, build up mutual harmony: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra and de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob would have likely patched up their differences and now looking to building up mutual harmony between their coalition partners, commented a noted academic today (Oct. 9). Suriyasai Katasila, dean of Rangsit University’s College of Leadership &
Read moreAnutin blessed to become PM at Newin’s birthday merit-making ceremony
AT a merit-making ceremony marking de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob’s 66th birthday today (Oct. 4) party leader and Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was blessed to become prime minister, TV5HD said. The ceremony held at Buriram United Football Club’s Buriram Castle, with Newin being the club’s chairman, drew many politicians, society’s luminaries,
Read moreLeaked audio clip asking to be number on an old one: Anutin
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Sep. 11) said a leaked audio clip in which the speaker asked to be number one, that is prime minister, and also talked about appointment of civil servants at his ministry is an old one, Thai Rath newspaper said. The speaker also mentioned the resignation
Read moreThaksin trying in vain to literally keep his distance from powers-that-be
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was attempting to no avail to literally keep his distance from powers-that-be who were ultimately looking to put an end to his resurrected, civilian regime and restrict his power play, according to a partisan source. Pressed by unnamed elements of the powers-that-be to
Read moreAnutin vows to not vie for PM if Srettha is impeached
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI LEADER ANUTIN Charnvirakul confirmed today (Aug. 2) he will by no means struggle for premiership which, he said, was practically provided for the Pheu Thai as core of the current coalition government. The Bhumjaithai deputy prime minister-cum-interior minister was responding to speculation that the second largest coalition partner under
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