By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RIGHT-HAND MAN for de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob has been suspected, among others, of involvement in a preplanned fraud over last year’s exam papers for applicants to get hired as personnel at local government units, a partisan source said today (Aug.24). Thongchua Chartkitcharoen, the personally-entrusted, close aide to
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Govt exam fraud dated back to time of Anutin’s father at Interior Ministry
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PREPLANNED fraud on exam papers for applicants to be hired as chief district officers under command of the Ministry of Interior may have dated back to the time of former interior minister Chavarat Charnvirakul, father of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, nearly two decades earlier, the People’s MP Pukkamon Nunarnan
Read moreProbe into local government exam fraud closed: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.5) called it closed an in-depth investigation into kickback-generated cheating over exam papers for last year’s recruitment of local government personnel, saying those evidently involved will certainly be punished by law. The prime minister confirmed the official probe conducted by the so-called central committee of
Read morePeople’s to ask NACC to launch probe into Bhumjaithai-led govt’s AI project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S plan to call on the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the Bhumjaithai-led government’s disputable TH-AI Passport project on grounds of being allegedly prone to irregularities, cronyism and non-cost-effectiveness, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut confirmed today (July 20). The largest opposition party is currently preparing to file a formal petition
Read moreChuan questions whether oil hoarding is linked to recouping investment
FORMER prime minister and Democrat party-listed MP Chuan Leekpai today (April 13) questioned whether high fuel prices and hoarding could be due to the current government recouping investment in vote-buying during the Feb. 8 general election, Naewna newspaper said. He was airing his views on politics during a lively Songkran celebration at his residence
Read moreAnutin 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 moreElderly man breaches Govt House security and rides in to file complaint
THERE WAS chaos at Government House this morning (March 30) when an elderly man rode through a tight security ring and after stopping in front of Thai Khu Fah building kept shouted “Anutin”, PPTVHD36 said. The security breach occurred at 10.40 a.m. shortly after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had left the government building with
Read moreNikorn tipped to replace unqualified Sudawan for Pheu Thai ministerial seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI MP Nikorn Somklang has been speculated to replace MP Sudawan Wangsupakitkosol for a ministerial seat in a potential Bhumjaithai-led cabinet under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a partisan source said today (March 27). Nikorn, widely known as a protege of the Wangsupakitkosol family, a “Big House” of veteran politicians
Read moreSomsak awaits ministerial seat down to the wire
SOMSAK THEPSUTHIN, co-leader of the Sam Mit faction inside the Pheu Thai, the second largest coalition partner of a potential Bhumjaithai-led government, has been quietly awaiting a last-minute change in the list of Pheu Thai ministers-designate which might probably see himself included, a partisan source said today (March 25). Though the list of eight
Read moreRenegade Democrat MPs might vote Anutin for head of Bhumjaithai-led govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME RENEGADE Democrat MPs might probably cast a yea vote in support of Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for re-elected head of a Bhumjaithai-led government following last month’s election despite the fact that their own party will likely wind up in an opposition bloc, partisan sources said today (March 10).
Read moreNo Klatham MPs to vote Anutin for PM unless brought into Bhumjaithai-led coalition
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO KLATHAM MPs will by no means vote Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of a post-election government unless they are otherwise brought into a potential Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, a Klatham member said today (Feb.26). No Klatham lawmakers will eventually turn coat among a total 58 MPs led by
Read moreBhumjaithai-led coalition finally opts to do without Klatham, Democrats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a last-minute twist in complicated, unpredictable political affairs, a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government will finally do without the Klatham or the Democrats but secure a majority of 300 designate-MPs primarily obliged to vote Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of the executive branch again, partisan
Read moreBhumjaithai-led govt backed by 340-plus coalition MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POTENTIAL Bhumjaithai-led government has so far secured an overwhelming majority of 344 designate-MPs from over a dozen coalition partners including the Pheu Thai and finally the Klatham, all of who will be primarily obliged to vote Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for head of the executive branch following the
Read moreKlatham tipped to be brought in Bhumjaithai-led govt without Thammanat in cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM might probably be brought in a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government on condition that de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao be ultimately kept out of a future cabinet of ministers, according to a partisan source today (Feb.19). Due to sustained scandals surrounding his alleged personal association with transnational scam and
Read moreKlatham probably kept out of Bhumjaithai-led coalition
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM, the ultra-conservative party steered by de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao, might probably be kept out of a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government despite hush-hush lobbyism lately exercised, according to a partisan source. Thammanat has quietly orchestrated personal negotiations albeit to no avail whilst de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob
Read moreWhether Klatham joins coalition bandwagon depends on de facto Bhumjaithai boss
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WHETHER OR NOT the Klatham will be eventually brought onto the potential bandwagon of a Bhumjaithai-led government is currently hinging on a final decision to be made by Newin Chidchob, the de facto boss of the latter party, sooner than later. Under de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao, the Klatham
Read moreBhumjaithai worried over Thammanat’s allegedly unwelcome image
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY DESIGNATE-MPs of the Bhumjaithai, who emerged as the largest elected party in the Feb.8 election, have expressed concern over the possibility of Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul being legally impeached and deprived of power if de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao was eventually named member of a Bhumjaithai-led cabinet,
Read morePeople ready for early election but fear instability in forming govt: Opinion poll
MOST people are ready for an early election next year but fear turmoil as big political parties jostle to form the new government, a survey conducted by Suan Dusit Poll and released today (Nov. 9) shows. According to this survey which was recently conducted among a total of 1,174 people nationwide, altogether 56.81% of
Read morePM outlines policies to Parliament amid economic challenges
By Reuters and published by CNA PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday (Sep. 29) outlined his coalition government’s policy agenda to Parliament, focusing on immediate actions to revive Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Anutin’s policies include measures to reduce living costs, tackle household debt and stimulate domestic tourism, with Thailand now struggling with United States
Read moreEconomic policy consistency ‘will reduce risk of recession’
ALTHOUGH Thai gross domestic product (GDP) may dip in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter the new government’s economic policy continuity will help mitigate the risk of recession with growth expected to recover slightly in the final quarter, according to a projection by Krungsri Research which PPTVHD 36 published
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