By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.19) petitioned to investigate an alleged breach of the law on the part of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party by having earlier held an undue activity in support of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, head of the Thai Liberal Party’s policy-steering campaign, filed
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Prawit steals the scene over Prayut’s planned visit to Ratchaburi
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH PARTY leader Prawit Wongsuwan has stolen the scene over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to Ratchaburi scheduled for Thursday by doing so himself today (Jan.17). Prawit did not visit Ratchaburi as deputy prime minister but as top leader of the largest coalition partner just a few days
Read moreSenators to pick candidate for PM in line with most MPs: Wanchai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY SENATORS WOULD almost certainly take the people’s decisions to be made in the next general election into account and endorse a partisan contestant for prime minister who may be supported by most MPs, said Senator Wanchai Sonsiri today (Jan.14). Wanchai categorically dismissed speculation that most of the 250 senators
Read moreHalf the total of senators tipped to pick Prawit for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters UP TO HALF THE TOTAL of 250 senators would likely endorse Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan for prime minister after the next general election, said a source closely connected with senior legislators. No matter whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might possibly succeed in retaining power after the nationwide election under
Read morePrawit wishes Prayut success in pursuit of prolonged rule
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan has posted his heart out online extending good wishes for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s pursuit of sustained power after the general election. On his Facebook page, Prawit today (Jan.13) expressed his “open-heart” views toward Prayut whom, he said, he has unfalteringly supported as head of
Read moreProbe into Prayut’s nephew’s connection with grey business suspect hits snag
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO an alleged connection between a Chinese-born grey business suspect and a tour bus operator has apparently hit a snag up to now since the latter has been known as a nephew of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s, said an opposition legislator today (Jan.12). Move Forward MP Padipat Santipada
Read morePrayut, Prawit more likely than anyone else to become next PM: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan will be more likely to become head of government after the next general election than anyone else as far as unelected senators are concerned, according to a noted academic. Kasetsart University’s Political Science Association President Thanaporn Sriyakul has forecast the
Read morePrayut’s nephew traced to providing 500 tour buses to grey businessman: Chuwit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEPHEW OF PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s was found to have provided, either knowingly or not, as many as 500 tour buses for use by a Chinese-born businessman arrested for various crimes which he had allegedly perpetrated in Thailand, said outspoken ex-MP Chuwit Kamonvisit today (Jan.5). During a press conference
Read moreElection Commission urged to follow Prayut’s popularity-wooing visits
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.5) advised to see whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may practically break the law with the evident use of government property and personnel whilst “paying popularity-wooing” visits to the provinces during a current run-up to the next general election. Prayut who has earlier confirmed to
Read morePrayut to become Ruam Thai Sang Chart member next Monday
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is scheduled to register himself as a member of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party next Monday. Prayut will be formally introduced as a Ruam Thai Sang Chart member at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre next Monday, confirmed a partisan source today (Jan.4). His partisan membership
Read moreAnutin denies being ‘heir apparent’ to premiership after Prayut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters BHUMJAITHAI PARTY leader Anutin Charnvirakul today (Jan.3) categorically dismissed speculation that he would merely wait to succeed Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister if the current one eventually continued to run the country for two more years after the next general election. Anutin told reporters there will be no such thing
Read morePrayut has failed to fight corruption for eight years: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has evidently failed to combat corruption in bureaucratic circles over the last eight years since the former army chief seized power, according to a noted academic. Thammasat University’s law lecturer Prinya Thaewanarumitkul has posted on his Facebook page to allege Prayut of having utterly failed to
Read moreAt last, Prayut will run for PM under Ruam Thai Sang Chart banners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AT LAST, PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has made up his mind to run for head of a post-election government under the tickets of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party. Prayut confirmed to reporters today (Dec.23) he will certainly register himself as a member of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart which
Read morePrayut denies having joined some MPs for dinner talk
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Dec.20) categorically denied he had earlier joined some 40 current and former MPs for dinner talk on his own design to prolong his rule beyond the next general election. Despite news reports and pictures showing himself during dinner with those current and former MPs at a
Read morePrawit to be named sole Palang Pracharath candidate for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE RULING PALANG PRACHARATH might probably name party boss Prawit Wongsuwan as the sole partisan contestant for prime minister in the next general election, thus keeping Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at bay. Deputy Palang Pracharath leader Paiboon Nititawan said today (Dec.19) the executive board of the largest coalition partner might finally
Read morePrayut’s chances of prolonging rule getting slim: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is likely to have slim chances of prolonging his rule beyond the next general election since he is virtually getting stuck in a dilemma between dissolving the House of Representatives to call the nationwide race to parliament in a few months from now and further dragging
Read morePrayut finally confirms aim to prolong rule for another 2 years
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has finally confirmed that he is seeking to run the country for two more years after the next general election. Prayut told reporters at Government House today (Dec.6) that he will seek to prolong his rule for two more years as earlier allowed by court but
Read moreNearly all 12 Palang Pracharath MPs of Bangkok to hop over to pro-Prayut party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY ALL OF A dozen Palang Pracharath MPs of Bangkok might probably hop over to the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party in support of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s design to prolong his rule after the next general election, said a veteran MP today (Dec.3). Palang Pracharath MP Veerakorn Khamprakop said nearly
Read more‘Bad students’ urge Prayut to step down
A GROUP of schoolchildren who call themselves “bad students” yelled across to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when he showed up at Siam Paragon shopping centre this afternoon (Dec. 2) to preside over the opening of an athletics conference urging him step down, Matichon newspaper said. The “bad student” activists, led by Ms. Anna Annanon, waited
Read morePossibilities of Prayut running under Palang Pracharath banners dwindling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POSSIBILITIES OF PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha jumping onto the Palang Pracharath bandwagon under which he may contest the next general election are exponentially dwindling, said partisan sources today (Dec.1). The longer Prayut is apparently dragging his feet, remaining non-committal over his own political future, the less likely he will be
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