PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening (May 25) before flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 46th Asean summit that her trip to UK and Monaco was far from being a vacation with progress made on bringing Formula 1 city circuit Grand Prix to Thailand, Amarin TV said. The Prime Minister said
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Paetongtarn visits UK, Monaco to boost trade and soft power
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has begun a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom and Monaco from May 21 to 25, accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and other government agencies. The trip seeks to expand trade opportunities in the European Union, increase international market
Read moreAuthorities urged to quiz Paetongtarn over Thaksin’s refuted ‘critical illnesses’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PEOPLE’S MP today (May 9) called on the authorities to question Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s illegal stay at Police Hospital as determined by the Medical Council. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome posted on his Facebook page to suggest the authorities in
Read morePM joins big drug bust press briefing
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (May 7) joined a press briefing on the seizure of 8.7 million methamphetamine pills and 720 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) in Ayutthaya, Amarin TV said. Pol. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk, deputy national police chief, said this major drug bust resulted from further investigation undertaken after a trailer truck was
Read moreThaksin tipped to be saved from jail after Supreme Court trial
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPER-ELITE, POWERS-that-be would invariably prefer to keep Paetongtarn Shinawatra as a “puppet” prime minister pulled around by her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, thus ultimately denying the possibility of his being returned to jail following an historic trial in the Supreme Court next month, according to partisan
Read morePM tells reporters to go ask dad about new court move
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra this evening (Apr. 30) told reporters to go ask her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra about the Supreme Court announcing it is on its own assessing whether he had served a one-year jail term soon after dismissing a repeated lawsuit filed by a former lawmaker on this issue,
Read morePaetongtarn dismisses rumours of new cabinet lineup
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Apr. 29) categorically dismissed speculation of a reshuffle of her cabinet of ministers, saying she had not even thought about it. In a press conference during a roving cabinet meeting in Nakhon Phanom, the prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra told
Read moreMyanmar junta chief, Anwar Ibrahim hold talks at Bangkok hotel
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister and Asean chair Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing at Bangkok’s Rosewood Hotel this afternoon (Aug. 17) after meeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House, Amarin TV said. The Malaysian leader arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. and five minutes later the Myanmar strongman’s
Read moreOpinion poll shows majority expect political changes after Songkran
AN OPINION Poll conducted by Super Poll Research Centre shows that the majority of the respondents, almost three-quarters at 74.2%, expect or at least believe there will be political changes after the festival is over with this reflecting a lack of confidence in the stability of the current government, Naewna newspaper said. Assistant Professor
Read moreAnalysis: Yingluck’s scot-free homecoming Thaksin’s ultimate challenge
FUGITIVE FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would have literally mingled with Songkran revellers in her home province of Chiang Mai over the upcoming weekend if de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra had not chosen to keep his self-exiled sister patiently waiting abroad for the yearly, water-splashing festival next time around. The billionaire power
Read morePM: Virtual model of collapsed building being made to find the cause
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today (Apr. 8) that four educational institutions will be collaborating with the Department of Public Works & Town and Country Planning in creating a virtual model of the State Audit building that collapsed during March 28 earthquake to pinpoint the cause with the result expected in 90 days, Thai
Read morePaetongtarn’s fiasco over spouse’s assets report fuels fresh scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra might probably freshly face wealth concealment allegations involving her spouse’s failure to officially, completely report all his assets. The prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, had evidently failed to report 1.6 million baht in cash profit from the sale of corporate
Read moreRevenue Dept urged to dig into PM’s tax evasion scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT was today (March 28) prompted to officially determine whether Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra may have taken legal loopholes to evade tax in corporate shares transferred to her by close members of her family. People’s MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn formally petitioned Revenue Department Director-General Pinsai Suraswadi to look into
Read morePeople’s MP to quiz Revenue Dept about promissory notes
PEOPLE’S Party MP and deputy leader Wirote Lakhanaadisorn said he will be going to the Revenue Department on Friday (March 28) to ask for details on the use of promissory notes in transferring shares after this issue was raised during the marathon censure debate against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thai Rath newspaper said this
Read morePaetongtarn smoothly survives censure motion
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra has today (March 26) survived a censure motion with a majority of MPs casting votes of support for her. After two days of censure debate against the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra at parliament, 319 Pheu Thai-led coalition MPs cast
Read morePaetongtarn dismisses Thaksin’s ‘deal with the Devil’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (March 25) categorically dismissed allegations that her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra had returned home from self-exile abroad under “the deal with the Devil.” Responding to the allegations launched by People’s MP Rangsiman Rome a few hours earlier during today’s censure debate in
Read morePaetongtarn accused of involvement in Thaksin’s cover-up
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (March 25) relentlessly grilled for alleged involvement in her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s whitewash conspiracy to literally spare himself a one-year jail term upon his return from self-exile overseas in 2023. During the second day of censure debate at parliament, People’s
Read morePM returns home after attending censure debate for almost 15 hours
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra returned home last night after participating in the no-confidence debate from 08.15 a.m. to 10.32 p.m., a total of 14 hours and 17 minutes, Amarin TV and Thai Rath newspaper said. Reporters asked her about the perplexing word “kiki” being mentioned during the debate, and Paetongtarn replied: “I just heard
Read morePaetongtarn grilled for lacking credentials, covering up Prayut’s mess
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was relentlessly taken to task today (March 24) for alleged lack of credentials and doing without evident honesty whilst virtually running the country as a “puppet” leader pulled around by her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. During the first day of a two-day censure
Read moreThaksin helps PM gear for censure debate starting tomorrow
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra said this evening (March 23) that he has helped his daughter/Prime Minister Paetongtan Shinawatra prepare for the non-confidence debate starting tomorrow and is confident she would be able to answer all the questions asked within the rules, Amarin TV said. As for the big target, which is
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