DURING Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s visit to Pattani province today (April 17) 4th Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Norathip Poinok issued an apology after a complaint was submitted over his comments that Islamic boarding schools (pondok schools) are breeding grounds for terrorists and are subject to IO (information operation) attacks, Amarin TV said. At
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Anutin II government to use 5 pillars to drive the economy
AFTER a royal oath-taking ceremony before Their Majesties the King and Queen last evening (April 6) Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened a special cabinet meeting during which the policy statement to be delivered to Parliament was approved with this focusing on using five main pillars to drive the economy, Amarin TV said. Ms.
Read moreAnutin II cabinet formally okayed by King
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BHUMJAITHAI-LED cabinet of ministers under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has been formally approved by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The Anutin II cabinet lineup, published in the Royal Gazette today (March 31), consists of 35 persons including the re-elected head of government who takes charge of the interior portfolio
Read moreAnutin named PM with 293 yea votes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL today (March 19) secured overwhelming votes to prolong his rule as elected prime minister who is heading a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government following last month’s general election. During a House of Representatives meeting, a total of 293 coalition lawmakers led by Bhumjaithai MPs cast yea votes on a roll
Read moreAnutin promises to build a wall in Ubon to keep out Khmer intruders
By Thai Newsroom Reporters UBON RATCHATHANI – Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Jan.27) promised prospective voters in the lower northeastern province that he will literally build a wall between Thailand and Cambodia to keep out any territorial intruders in the future if he comes back as head of government after the Feb.8 election.
Read morePeople’s the only party that will deny Anutin for PM: Nattapong
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S WILL BE the only contesting party to resolutely deny Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a prolonged premiership after the Feb.8 election whilst all other parties may effortlessly do otherwise, confirmed People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (Jan.22). If the People’s fail to come out as the largest elected party
Read moreNo more People’s vote for Anutin for PM: Nattapong
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S WILL ultimately not vote in support of Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of government again under any circumstances after the Feb.8 general election, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut reconfirmed today (Jan.12). Though the People’s ex-MPs had done so to land Anutin an elected premiership with a Bhumjaithai-led
Read morePeople’s future MPs will no longer vote Anutin for PM: Thanathorn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER FUTURE FORWARD leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit today (Jan.8) told people in a Bhumjaithai-dominated constituency that the People’s future MPs will definitely not vote Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of government after the Feb.8 general election no matter if the reformist camp will eventually become the largest elected one
Read moreElection Commission urged to look into Anutin’s Copay-Plus promise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Jan.3) suggested to consider whether Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul may have evidently violated the electoral rules by reportedly promising to pay the people 2,400 baht in cash each under the Bhumjaithai-led government’s Copay-Plus handout project. Former deputy transport minister Manaporn Charoensri who is running
Read moreBhumjaithai furious at academic for alleging next PM has been chosen
A FORMER Bhumjaithai party-listed MP angrily criticised an independent academic for alleging in an online interview that the formation of the next government after the Feb. 8 general election had been prearranged to ensure that Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul continues to stay at the helm with the country remaining in a precarious situation,
Read moreMost people dissatisfied with Bhumjaithai-led govt: KPI poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST AMONG a few thousands of people have expressed dissatisfaction with performance of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, according to the latest opinion poll of the King Prajadhipok Institute. The KPI poll released today (Dec. 26) and conducted recently with a total of 2,016 people in all regions of the country
Read moreMinisters running among Bhumjaithai party-listed contestants
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NUMBER OF MINISTERS, past and present, from varied parties are among a total of 100 party-listed contestants running in the Feb.8 election under the tickets of the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the caretaker coalition government. Led by Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who concurrently acts as the Bhumjaithai leader,
Read moreAnutin cannot yet find running mates for PM under Bhumjaithai banners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul cannot yet find a couple of running mates to contest alongside him for prime minister under the Bhumjaithai tickets in the Feb.8 general election. Anutin admitted today (Dec.19) that nobody else has been so far named Bhumjaithai contestants for prime minister in addition to himself
Read morePM summoned again to testify before House panel over anti-scam measures
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul was again summoned to testify before a House committee tomorrow (Dec.11) over government measures to crack down on Cambodia-based scam networks allegedly involving suspected rogue dealer Benjamin Mauerberger, alias Ben Smith, and others who reportedly remain at large. House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs &
Read morePM urged to have charter amendment referendum simultaneously held alongside election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHIEF OPPOSITION WHIP Pakornwut Udompipatsakul today (Dec.9) called on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to see to it that a public referendum on planned constitution amendment be simultaneously conducted alongside a general election speculated between the upcoming February and March. The chief opposition whip/People’s MP Pakornwut said he believed Anutin would
Read moreJulapun remains tightlipped over censure motion date
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a sustained tug-of-war, Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat said today (Dec.6) he cannot tell exactly on what date a censure motion against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and any other members of the Bhumjaithai-led cabinet may be filed in the House of Representatives where a regular
Read morePM admits having merely met Ben Smith as ‘acquaintance’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER ANUTIN Charnvirakul today (Dec.4) admitted he had personally met a certain scammer suspect, namely Benjamin Mauerberger, alias Ben Smith, but, he said, the notorious, rogue dealer was merely an “acquaintance” to him and that he would most certainly pull no punches for such transnational criminals. Anutin told reporters
Read morePM flies to Hat Yai for fourth time to oversee flood relief work
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul said before flying to Hat Yai city, Songkhla province, today (Nov. 28) for a fourth visit since severe flooding began last Friday that while the situation has improved District 8 remained inundated but refused to comment about concerns over Mafia in that district, Naewna newspaper said. Anutin was accompanied by
Read morePheu Thai has prepared censure motion against PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI, currently part of the opposition bloc, has already prepared a censure motion to be filed against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Bhumjaithai-led cabinet after a parliamentary session has resumed next month, confirmed Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat today (Nov.21). The neo-conservative Pheu Thai has prepared themselves
Read moreThaksin to miss Pheu Thai electoral campaign, literally
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss/inmate Thaksin Shinawatra will likely not be able to spearhead the opposition party’s electoral campaign for a general election which may be held between the upcoming February and March due to his being literally put behind bars and preoccupied with sustained legal battles, according to partisan
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