By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob today (Aug.7) officially declared solid support for a coalition government and a prime-ministerial candidate under care of the Pheu Thai where deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is viewed as de facto party boss. Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul and Bhumjaithai secretary-general Saksayam
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Bhumjaithai to join Pheu Thai-led coalition partners and vote Srettha for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob is becoming a ninth coalition partner headed by the Pheu Thai to vote Srettha Thavisin for prime minister on the upcoming Friday. All 71 Bhumjaithai MPs will join the 310-MPs-strong Pheu Thai-led coalition in Friday’s joint House/Senate meeting to cast yea
Read moreSuper deal worked out in Hong Kong: Chuwit
FORMER MP and graft-buster Chuwit Kamolvisit said today (July 27) that a super deal was stuck in Hong Kong on Tuesday between former prime minister/de facto Pheu Thai Party boss Thaksin Shinawatra and some politicians who had gone there to meet him, Sanook.com said. At a press conference entitled “Why is Thaksin returning home?”
Read moreBhumjaithai might take turn to form majority govt: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DESPERATE PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew said today (July 24) the Bhumjaithai could possibly be given a pivotal role of setting up a majority government now that the Pheu Thai may have failed to find enough support for a partisan candidate for prime minister. Given the task of mustering
Read moreBhumjaithai not joining Pheu Thai-led coalition unless Move Forward is dumped
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI UNDER DE FACTO party boss Newin Chidchob today (July 22) offered to join a Pheu Thai-led coalition government on condition that the Move Forward be dumped out of it. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai headquarters, Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul said his camp which came out
Read moreNo Bhumjaithai MPs lobbied to back Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (July 10) categorically dismissed hearsay that any Bhumjaithai MPs had been lobbied to join a majority of elected legislators to endorse his rise to power. Pita said he found such rumours utterly groundless though some people would probably prefer to see any of
Read moreAnutin rules out possibility of minority govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI LEADER ANUTIN Charnvirakul today (June 26) categorically ruled out the possibility of a minority government with dozens of MPs to be bought out at a later date from the current coalition partners. Anutin reconfirmed that the Bhumjaithai as the third largest elected party with 71 MPs will definitely not
Read moreRumours over Bhumjaithai being brought into coalition govt dismissed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FLASH HEARSAY THAT the Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob might probably be brought into a Move Forward-led coalition government was categorically dismissed by a deputy Move Forward leader today (June 20). Sirikanya Tansakul denied that some Move Forward MPs had recently held informal talk with Newin over
Read morePrawit denies involvement in Chakthip/Settha/Anutin meeting at Leicester stadium
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (May 30) dismissed criticism that he had sent former police chief Chakthip Chaijinda negotiating a possible Pheu Thai-led coalition government in which his own party might probably be included during a Sunday soccer match in Leicester City, England. Prawit categorically denied he had been
Read moreAnutin posts photo of trip to HK to deny rumours of linking up with Thaksin
BHUMJAITHAI Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 22) posted a photo on his personal Facebook page showing him with his sweetheart during a family trip to pray and relax in Hong Kong over the weekend along with a caption, “It’s like this yet news spread of coming to Hong Kong to set up a
Read moreBhumjaithai, Chart Thai Pattana may be included in Move Forward-led coalition govt: Wanchai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN SENATOR Wanchai Sonsiri today (May 15) suggested a Move Forward-led coalition government may consist of the Bhumjaithai and Chart Thai Pattana, among others, to get enough votes without the help from any senators to endorse Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister. The senator pointed out that the
Read moreChuwit elated as court dismisses Bhumjaithai’s protection petition
FORMER MP and graft-buster Chuwit Kamolvisit is getting ready for an anti-cannabis run this evening (May 11) after the court threw out Bhumjaithai Party’s petition for temporary protection against him, INN News said this afternoon (May 11). Bhumjaithai this morning filed a case against Chuwit demanding 100 million baht damages on accusations of damaging
Read moreGunman points revolver in point-blank range at candidate’s employee in Buriram
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN UNKNOWN GUNMAN yesterday (May 3) allegedly pointed a handgun to the head of one of a Palang Pracharath candidate’s campaign employees in Buriram, telling him to give it up for his own life, police said. The unidentified motorcycle-riding gunman wearing a black jacket and a helmet accosted and stopped
Read moreBhumjaithai dissolution sought for allegedly accepting tainted donations
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT CRITIC Chuwit Kamolvisit today (Mar.17) filed a petition to the Election Commission in pursuit of dissolution of the Bhumjaithai Party for allegedly accepting donations of laundered money. Chuwit called on the polling agency to forward his petition over to the Constitutional Court for prompt consideration and a subsequent
Read moreTop transport portfolio returned to Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI has finally been given back a highly tempting portfolio, namely the Ministry of Transport. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Mar.14) returned the top portfolio to the Bhumjaithai after it had been held by Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Ratanaset as acting transport minister for a few days. Athirat of
Read moreSaksayam could possibly be denied right to run for MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI SECRETARY-GENERAL Saksayam Chidchob could possibly be denied the right to contest an upcoming general election apart from other legal penalties if found guilty of having concealed assets, said an opposition MP today (Mar.6). Move Forward MP Pakornwut Udompipatsakul confirmed Saksayam could possibly be deprived by court of the right
Read moreAnutin holds talks with US Ambassador on Covid-19, politics
BHUMJAITHAI Party leader-cum-Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this afternoon (Jan. 9) held talks with US Ambassador Robert Godec on Covid-19 and Thai politics after the upcoming general election, INN News said. The US Ambassador and his delegation met Anutin, who is also Public Health Minister, at the party’s head office at 2 p.m. with
Read moreBhumjaithai Party to name only one candidate for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI PARTY will definitely name only one partisan candidate for prime minister in the next general election, confirmed Bhumjaithai spokesman Paradon Prisnananthakul today (Dec.17). The second largest coalition partner has undoubtedly planned to name Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul as partisan contestant for head of a post-election government and nobody else,
Read moreNearly 40 ex-MPs have joined Bhumjaithai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 40 FORMER MPs have today (Dec.16) showed up at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters where they have freshly registered themselves as partisan members with reported intent to contest the next general election under the tickets of the second-largest coalition partner. Those ex-MPs have earlier resigned as members of the Palang
Read moreTwo party-hopping MPs quit in prelude to 40-plus others
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO MPs HAVE RESIGNED ahead of dozens of others who will follow suit very shortly, given a shared intent to contest the next general election under the tickets of the Bhumjaithai Party. House Speaker Chuan Leekpai confirmed today (Dec.14) that Detthawee Sriwichai has resigned as Thai Liberal MP of Lampang
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