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Klatham MP faces online gambling, money-laundering charges

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEWLY-ELECTED MP Chonnapat Naksua was today (March 12) briefly detained by the Department of Special Investigation on charges of involvement in online gambling and money-laundering activities and eventually released under bail. The lawmaker elected in a Songkhla constituency under the Klatham banners was brought to the Criminal Court by the

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Bhumjaithai-led govt set up with 291 coalition MPs but without Klatham or Democrats

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POTENTIAL Bhumjaithai-led coalition government has been quietly set up by de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob with a combined force of 291 MPs under his command and without the Klatham or the Democrats in the post-election executive branch under re-elected premiership of Anutin Charnvirakul, partisan sources confirmed today (Mar.9).

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No 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

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Bhumjaithai-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

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Klatham 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

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Klatham 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

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Whether 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

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Bhumjaithai 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,

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Bhumjaithai ‘most prepared’ to become core of post-election govt: Thammanat

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao said today (Feb.4) victories in the Feb.8 election will not only decisively hinge on partisan and personal hypes but on an unidentified, “invisible power” and that he viewed the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the caretaker government, as “the most prepared” party to remain as

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Klatham contestant may have own assets confiscated over money-laundering charges

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER KLATHAM MP who is currently seeking re-election in a southern constituency may eventually have a sum of 158 million baht worth of his wealth confiscated at a court order due to his alleged involvement in money-laundering activity. The Anti-Money-Laundering Office today (Jan.14) announced that the agency is calling

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Prapat tipped to turn to Klatham in lieu of Bhumjaithai

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHART THAI PATTANA Secretary-General Prapat Pothasuthon will likely join the Klatham now that Chart Thai Pattana leader Varawut Silpa-archa has opted to jump onto the Bhumjaithai bandwagon with intent to seek re-election under the tickets of the coalition partner and core of the coalition government respectively, according to a partisan

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Suspected rogue MP brags about being named minister in future govt

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters KLATHAM MP CHONNAPAT Naksua, currently suspected of involvement in online gambling activity, was recently seen bragging about himself being named minister in a post-election government only if he managed to exonerate himself from such rogue scandals. People’s MP Pukkamon Nunarnan today (Nov.15) posted on her Facebook page a video clip

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Thammanat, Narumon summoned again to testify over Khmer-based scammers-linked Ben Smith

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO KLATHAM BOSS Thammanat Prompao and Klatham leader Narumon Pinyosinwat have been summoned by a House committee for testimony scheduled for tomorrow (Oct.30) over their alleged personal association with a South African-born wheeler-dealer who had been covertly involved in Cambodia-based scammer networks. House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs

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Klatham competes against Bhumjaithai for future southern MPs

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM UNDER de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao is quietly competing against the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, to attract many MPs currently attached to other parties and representing southern constituencies to the extent that they skip over to the

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Narumon denies being reshuffled out of Agriculture & Cooperatives portfolio

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters KLATHAM LEADER Narumon Pinyosinwat today (June 4) categorically dismissed speculation that she would probably be reshuffled from the current seat of agriculture & cooperatives minister and be replaced by an MP of the same coalition camp. Narumon branded as “utterly groundless” the hearsay that she would probably be transferred from

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Thammanat’s clique of 20 renegade MPs join Klatham

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CLIQUE OF 20 RENEGADE MPs headed by former Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompao are joining the Klatham as part of the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government, a partisan source said today (Dec. 18). The Thammanat-led lawmakers, recently ousted from the opposition Palang Pracharath headed by former deputy prime minister

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