By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI MP ANURAK Tangpanithanond was immediately deprived of his MP status and banned from politics for 10 years from today (Jan. 6) due to an attempted extortion charge. The Supreme Court ruled the Pheu Thai MP of Mukdahan guilty of attempting to extort five million baht in cash from
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Move Forward MP seeks justice for branding Prayut ‘criminal’ PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Amaratana Chokpamitkul said today (Nov.14) she will be seeking justice in court after turning herself in at a Bangkok police station for branding Prayut Chan-o-cha a ”criminal” prime minister online. The woman lawmaker turned herself in at Nang Lerng police station in the face of an arrest
Read moreMP to swim across Chao Phraya river to raise money for flood victims
MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon is following in the footsteps of Thai star Phakin Khamwilaisak, or Tono, whose charity swim across the Mekong river to Laos and back raised 56 million baht for two hospitals by gearing up to swim across the Chao Phraya river to raise money for flood victims, TV Channel 7 said
Read moreElection Commission to pay compensation to misjudged MP with taxpayers’ money: Wissanu
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION may be finally obliged to pay 64.1 million baht in compensatory damage with taxpayers’ money to an ex-Pheu Thai MP who has been mistakenly accused by the polling agency as a vote buyer, confirmed Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today (Apr. 21). The 64.1 million baht compensation
Read moreLone, maverick MP resigns in middle of House chamber
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A SURPRISE PHENOMENON in the middle of the House of Representatives chamber, former deputy prime minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan today (Feb.17) resigned as MP in apparent protest of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s regime. The maverick Mingkwan announced his resignation as MP of New Economics Party during today’s censure debate on the
Read moreEx-Palang Pracharath Party leader too faces jail over deposed MP fiasco
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PALANG PRACHARATH Party leader Uttama Savanayon might probably be given a jail term and banned from politics for several years for having evidently allowed a partisan candidate to run for MP two and a half years ago despite disqualification, said a university academic today (Dec. 23). Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn,
Read morePalang Pracharath MP retroactively loses MP status
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN PALANG PRACHARATH MP Sira Jenjaka today (Dec. 22) was deprived of his MP status at the order of the Constitutional Court for having been previously convicted of fraud. Seven out of nine judges of the Constitutional Court passed the majority ruling to retroactively terminate the MP status of Sira who
Read morePheu Thai MP told to stop doing duties over attempted extortion charge
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PHEU THAI MP was yesterday (Dec. 15) ordered by the Supreme Court to immediately stop doing his legislative duties pending a ruling on an attempted money extortion charge filed against him. The Supreme Court handed out the order for MP Anurak Tangpanithanon of Mukdaharn to immediately stop performing as
Read moreMaverick MP becomes leader of Pheu Chart Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP SARANWUT Saranket has become leader of Pheu Chart Party. Saranwut was today (Nov. 21) named leader of the six MPs Pheu Chart Party during an extraordinary caucus of the party where the outspoken MP of Uttaradit recently joined after he had been ousted from Pheu Thai Party. Last
Read moreBhumjaithai MP ordered to discontinue legislative duties over payoff scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BHUMJAITHAI MP was today (Nov. 3) ordered by court to stop doing his legislative duties pending a verdict on a bribery lawsuit earlier filed against him. The Constitutional Court ordered MP Samlee Raksuthee to stop performing his legislative duties either within parliament or without until the court passes judgment
Read moreCourt orders 3 Palang Pracharath MPs to stop performing legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE PALANG PRACHARATH MPs were yesterday (Nov. 2) ordered by court to immediately stop doing their legislative duties pending a verdict on a misconduct charge earlier filed against them. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against politicians ordered Palang Pracharth MPs Mr. Virat Ratanaset, Ms Tasaneeya Ratanaset and
Read moreCourt orders MP to stop working in forest encroachment case
THE Supreme Court today (March 25) ordered Palang Pracharath Party MP Parina Kraikupt to stop performing her duties after accepting a case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) alleging that her chicken farm had encroached on a reserved forest in Ratchaburi province, Siam Rath newspaper said. NACC said in its petition that the police
Read morePheu Thai MP slits his arm during parliamentary debate
AN UNEXPECTED incident occurred on the second day of special parliamentary session debating the political tensions with a Pheu Thai MP cutting his arm three times to urge Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to hold talks with protest leaders, TV Channel 3 reported this evening (Oct. 27). Mr. Wisan Techathirawat, Pheu Thai’s MP from Chiang Rai,
Read moreMP blasted after being caught watching porno picture in Parliament
AN MP sitting on the government benches in the House of Representatives was photographed watching a pornographic image on his mobile phone while the debate on the budget bill for fiscal 2021 was continuing yesterday (Sept. 16) with this raising criticism among the public, Sanook.com reported this morning. House Speaker Chuan Leekpai had previously requested
Read moreInfatuated young man arrested for trespassing MP’s house
A YOUNG MAN who confessed to liking Palang Pracharath Party MP for Ratchaburi Pareena Kraikupt has been arrested after he unlawfully entered her house last evening, made himself comfortable and drew several portraits of her to give to her upon her return, Sanook.com reported today (August 23, 2020). Pareena was alerted by her butler upon
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