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Chuan suggests Srettha to never follow In Thaksin’s footsteps

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Chuan Leekpai today (Sep.12) tacitly advised his current successor Srettha Thavisin to never follow in the footsteps of one of his predecessors who had been given jail sentences for convicted misconduct charges and consequently taken self-exile abroad. Though Chuan did not name names during the second day

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MP wears a delivery rider’s jacket to focus on labour policy

  MOVE FORWARD MP Sirirot Thanikkul put on a delivery rider’s jacket in questioning the Srettha Thavisin coalition government’s labour policy on the second day of the policy statement debate today (Sep. 12), Sanook.com said. The 28-year-old MP from Samut Sakhon province said aside from stating that the government will ensure workers have access to

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No loans, govt-run funds to finance digital wallet project: Julapun

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DIGITAL WALLET project will by no means be financed by any government-run funds or loans as otherwise speculated, said Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat today (Sep.11). During the Pheu Thai-led government’s policy statement delivered to lawmakers at parliament, Julapun categorically dismissed speculation that those government-administered funds such as the

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Policy statement delivery, debate set for Monday and Tuesday

  HOUSE Speaker and Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said the joint parliamentary session for the delivery of the Pheu Thai-led coalition government’s policy statement and ensuing debate will take place next Monday and Tuesday (Sep. 11-12), Matichon newspaper said. This followed a meeting with government, Senate and opposition whips and also attended by

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Protesters furious at court decision on Pita lawsuit

  ANGRY protesters flocked to a Parliament building gate after the Constitution Court voted to accept the Election Commission’s MP-disqualifying lawsuit against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat on a charge of holding a tiny fragment of 0.0035% shares of non-operating ITV channel, Naewna newspaper said today (July 19). This took place just as a

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ISOC needed for national security-related missions: Prayut

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Feb.17) confirmed the Internal Security Operations Command is still needed to run integrated missions and contain threats to national security either from within the country or without. Prayut who made his comment after presiding over a ceremony marking the 58th anniversary of the ISOC concurrently

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Grey senator ‘turned posh Bangkok spot into Ruam Thai Sang Chart HQ’

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEW BUILDING IN A PRICEY area of Bangkok was grabbed by Senator Upakit Pajareeyangkun who had been earlier allegedly involved in money-laundering and drug trading rackets and turned into the Ruam Thai Sang Chart headquarters, said an opposition MP last night (Feb.15). During censure debate without a subsequent vote

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Prayut urged to step up legal action against own nephew over grey business

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was suggested today (Feb.15) to step up legal action against one of his own nephews who has been accused of involvement in a money-laundering scam surrounding a Chinese-born grey businessman. During censure debate without a subsequent vote of confidence at parliament, Pheu Thai MP Jiraporn Sindhuprai

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Prayut dared to join debate between contestants for PM

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Jan.29) was dared to take part in an open debate between partisan contestants for prime minister. Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew challenged Prayut to join the proposed debate between varied partisan contenders for prime minister somewhere in near future where they could openly manifest their

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Prayut, Anupong irked at ‘renegade votes’ cast by some Palang Pracharath MPs

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha and Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda have looked considerably frustrated and appalled at last Saturday’s event in which certain coalition MPs voted no-confidence in the latter and their overt moves to promote Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan as interior minister. Prayut and Anupong today (July 26) discussed

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Over 524,000 Thais worldwide give thumbs down to Prayut, all censured ministers

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 524,000 Thai people worldwide have cast “no-confidence” votes against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet members who have barely survived a censure/no-confidence motion at parliament today (July 23). According to “The Voice of the People” polling project coordinator/Thammasat University vice rector Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, a total of 524,806

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Prayut, all other censured ministers survive no-confidence vote

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet members survived today’s (July 23) censure/no-confidence motion, with the premier-cum-defence minister being given 256 votes of confidence against 206 votes of no confidence. Following four long days of censure debate, beginning last Tuesday, most MPs on both sides of the parliament aisle

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Prayut held responsible for 21bn baht ‘foolish waste’ on engineless Chinese sub

By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (July 22) held accountable for a “foolish waste” of the taxpayer’s money amounting to 21 billion baht involving the navy’s planned purchase of a Chinese-built submarine without engine. During the last day of a four-day censure debate, Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian alleged that Prayut

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Thaksin quickly lashes back at Prayut

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters SELF-EXILED former premier Thaksin Shinawatra reconfirmed yesterday (July 19) he will certainly return home after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had just dared the Pheu Thai Party to bring him back. In response to Prayut’s sarcasm made during the first day of a four-day censure/no-confidence motion yesterday, Thaksin reassured his terminal

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