FORMER POLICE chief Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves said this evening (Sep. 25) there are two parts to searching the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, with one being a straight-forward attempt to find links to online gambling but the other is to “kick and cut him
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Big Joke’s house searched after team members were netted in online gambling raids
CYBER POLICE searched the house of Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, after seven officers in his team were rounded up on the charges of involvement in running online gambling websites but did not find incriminating evidence, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). This
Read morePichet pushes for revival of provincial House offices nationwide
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Pichet Chuamuangpan is pushing for revival of provincial offices of the House of Representatives throughout the country. Pichet, a Pheu Thai MP of Chiang Rai, confirmed today (Sep.20) he is currently putting forward the earlier-hatched scheme to revive the provincial House offices in all 77 provinces where
Read morePheu Thai presses Wan Noor to leave House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE SPEAKER WAN Muhamad Noor Matha is being quietly pressed by the Pheu Thai to leave the top post of the legislative branch and be replaced with a Pheu Thai MP, a partisan source said today (Sep.20). Wan Noor, a Prachachart MP, has been merely viewed by the rank and
Read morePadipat tipped to anticipate ‘technical ouster’ from Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada will likely hold onto the second highest post in the legislative branch whilst anticipating a “technical ouster” of himself from his current party, the Move Forward, a partisan source said over the weekend. The Move Forward MP of Phitsanulok who is yet to choose whether
Read morePadipat’s choice: Leave House seat or be ‘technically ousted’ from Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER Padipat Santipada of the Move Forward will likely have to choose either to leave the second highest post in the legislative branch or be “technically ousted” from his current party to give way for the naming of an opposition leader from the same camp, partisan sources said
Read moreEach time House meeting collapses through lack of quorum ‘8.2m baht is wasted’
AFTER the House of Representatives meeting yesterday (Aug. 31) was adjourned through a lack of quorum, a Move Forward MP calculated that each time this occurs over 8.2 million baht is wasted, Sanook.com said today (Sept. 1). At yesterday’s meeting Palang Prachrath MP for Chachoensao Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakon had tabled a motion on solving
Read moreMould spreading rapidly in newly-purchased house
A YOUNG MAN who bought a new house in Khon Kaen province for 2.6 million baht around a year ago has over the past two months seen mould growing rapidly both on interior and exterior walls, Sanook.com said today (Aug. 6). Mr. Chinawat Hansri, 37, took reporters to see the condition of his house
Read moreWan Noor unrivalled as House speaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WAN MUHAMAD NOOR MATHA was today (July 4) unrivalled and named House speaker. No other MPs were named to compete with Wan Noor for House speaker who concurrently assumes the post of Parliament President. Given the top seat of the legislative branch, Wan Noor has already resigned as leader of
Read moreNew House speaker Wan Noor’s background
PRACHACHART leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha who was elected speaker of the House of Representatives as expected this morning (July 4) has been a key player in the Thai political arena for decades having already previously held this position once as well as a number ministerial posts, Naewna newspaper said. His election to the top
Read moreWan Noor named House speaker, endorsed by Move Forward-led coalition
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRACHACHART LEADER WAN Muhamad Noor Matha is being named House speaker tomorrow with full support from all MPs of the Move Forward-led coalition partners. The Move Forward and Pheu Thai have finally adopted a joint resolution to name the Prachachart leader for House speaker following weeks of tussle between the
Read moreHouse speaker tussle drags on till tomorrow
MOVE Forward and Pheu Thai parties failed to end their tussle for the House speaker post at an eight-party meeting today (July 2) and now hope to reach an agreement tomorrow just a day before the first House meeting to pick the head of the legislative branch, Naewna newspaper said. At a joint press
Read morePheu Thai will never leave Move Forward: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER CHONLANAN Srikaew reconfirmed today (June 29) his party will never leave the Move Forward despite sustained discrepancy over the House speaker seat. Chonlanan responded to speculation that the Pheu Thai might probably opt out by leaving the post-election coalition consisting of eight parties and led by the
Read morePolice chasing burglar who looted luxury house in Sukhumvit area
THONGLOR police are hunting for a lone burglar who broke into an unoccupied luxury house in Sukhumvit Soi 69 and among the items he stole were three surveillance cameras, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 26). Mr. Donthanat (surname withheld), the owner of the four-storey house, told police that a break-in occurred on
Read moreChuan: Party with most MPs should get House speaker post
FORMER prime minister and parliament president Chuan Leekpai said today (June 23) that the party that obtained the most number of MPs should get both the premiership and the House speaker post with this referring to Move Forward which got 151 seats and Phue Thai 142 seats having tussled over the latter position, Matichon
Read moreAll Pheu Thai MPs urged to follow party’s resolution on House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 22) suggested all Pheu Thai MPs abide by their own party’s resolution to endorse the naming of a Move Forward candidate for House Speaker early next month. Though all 141 MPs of the second largest elected party are primarily free to pick anyone
Read moreChonlanan spurns offers of House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 21) said he will immediately spurn possible offers for him to assume the House Speaker seat. During today’s partisan workshop for all 141 Pheu Thai MPs at a Bangkok hotel, Chonlanan said he will unreluctantly reject offers of the House Speaker seat for
Read moreHouse ablaze after DIY e-bike short-circuits while being charged
AN electric bike built by a young man in Chiang Rai short-circuited while being charged with this setting his house ablaze but firemen were able to put it out in 30 minutes, TV Channel 7 said today (June 21). Firemen had rushed to the two-storey brick house at Doi Phra Bat Soi community in
Read morePheu Thai to take both Deputy House Speaker seats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI HAS AGREED to take a couple of Deputy House Speaker posts whilst leaving the House Speaker seat to the Move Forward as the largest elected party, confirmed a deputy Pheu Thai leader today (June 18). Bhumtham Wechayachai said the Pheu Thai has offered to give up the
Read morePheu Thai to hold talks with Move Forward on House Speaker tussles
A SENIOR Pheu Thai Party executive said his camp is gearing up to hold talks with Move Forward Party on the tug of war for the House Speaker post and expects a solution to emerge, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 27). Mr. Prasert Chanruangthong, Pheu Thai’s secretary-general, said representatives of the two parties
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