PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra today (Jan. 29) ordered two ministers to discuss with relevant agencies on resolving PM2.5 pollution as the tiny particulate matter dangerously clogs lungs with one step being not buying corn and sugarcane from farmers who burn the surfaces of their post-harvest farmlands, TV Channel 7 said. Paetongtarn told Deputy Prime
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Paetongtarn will likely dissolve House in 90 days: Democrat Party member
A DEMOCRAT Party member foresees Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra dissolving the House of Representatives and calling an election in 90 days’ time before the Constitutional Court rules on a lawsuit against de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and the largest ruling party, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 27). Former maverick MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon,
Read morePM urged to apologise to the public over Tak Bai manslaughter
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was today (Oct. 24) urged by Thai Sang Thai Party to apologise to the public over 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter with the statute of limitations expiring tomorrow (Oct. 25), Thai Rath newspaper said. Party leader Sudarat Keyurapan said the stance of those in power over 2004’s manslaughter of 85 protesters
Read morePM faces another ouster move over naming of ex-convicts as advisers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra has today (Oct. 8) encountered a fresh legal battle in addition to others designed to depose her from power. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, has been formally accused of breaking political ethics by naming Nattawut Saikua and Surapong Suebwonglee as adviser
Read moreGovt revenue already mentioned in policy statement: Wisanu
FORMER deputy prime minister Wisanu Krua-Ngam defended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from accusation that the policy statement she delivered to Parliament was incomplete because the source of national revenue was not mentioned pointing out that a brief mention is enough, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today (Sep. 26). This arose after an anonymous
Read moreTourism, connectivity and soft-power set to drive “proactive” Thai foreign policy
PROMOTING tourism, connectivity with the regional countries and Thai soft-power are to be the core drivers of the Foreign Ministry’s “proactive, people-centred economic diplomacy” in the next six months. Addressing the MFA’s second “Meet the Press” session on Sep. 19, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said, “Diplomacy must be tangible, and diplomacy must put food
Read morePaetongtarn faces dilemma over Thaksin’s alleged fake-out at hospital
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra is facing a critical dilemma with her elected power at stake amidst legal battles directed against her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, a partisan source said yesterday (Sep. 18). A latest petition aimed at holding the billionaire power player Thaksin guilty of deliberately committing
Read morePaetongtarn deemed vulnerable to latest impeachment bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra is currently viewed as susceptible to the latest impeachment-seeking lawsuit filed against her on charges of failing to abide by the wide-ranging code of political ethics by naming an allegedly dishonest person for minister, according to partisan sources. Among several lawsuits lodged against Paetongtarn, daughter of
Read morePolling agency petitioned to probe PM’s mini-heart gesture
SERIAL petitioner Mr. Ruangkrai Leekitwattana has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission to investigate whether Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and some ministers violated ethical standards as stated in the Constitution in making a mini-heart gesture while wearing official uniform during a group photo of the cabinet at Government House on Sep. 7, TV
Read moreSirikanya says PM’s policy statement repeats dad’s vision
PEOPLE’S Party MP Sirikanya Tansakul said during the debate on Pheu Thai-led coalition government’s policy statement delivered by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra that a lot of what was announced differed from what Pheu Thai Party had promised during the election campaign while being similar to de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s recently outlined vision,
Read moreHistorian urges Thaksin to stop pulling strings behind daughter/PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT IS ABOUT TIME de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra completely stopped pulling the strings behind a puppet virtually being his daughter/Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suggested a noted historian. Chiang Mai University’s Humanities Faculty’s historian Attachak Satayanuruk said the billionaire power player has not only acted as a puppet
Read morePaetongtarn suspected of trying to destroy evidence of dad’s alleged hospital fake-out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was yesterday (Sep. 7) suspected of looking to have any evidence pertaining to her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s fake-out allegedly earlier staged at Police Hospital completely destroyed. Pichit Chaimongkol, leader of the Students & People Network for Thailand Reform, charged that the woman
Read morePaetongtarn might lose PM status, Pheu Thai leadership in Srettha case aftermath
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA could possibly not only be deprived of premiership but Pheu Thai leadership in latest lawsuits filed against her as an aftermath of last month’s impeachment of her predecessor Srettha Thavisin. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, could possibly be deprived of her prime-ministerial status
Read moreNew lineup of Pheu Thai-led Cabinet members completed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LATEST LINEUP OF 36 members of a new Pheu Thai-led Cabinet with the Democrats replacing the Palang Pracharath has been finished, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug 30). Following yesterday’s historic event in which the Democrats jumped onto the Pheu Thai government bandwagon, capping 23 years of antagonism
Read morePaetongtarn might be judged ‘evidently dishonest and unethical’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra might probably be judged by court to be “evidently dishonest and unethical” since she has failed to keep her promises pertaining to the setup of a sustained Pheu Thai-led government, said deputy Palang Pracharath leader Paiboon Nititawan today (Aug 29). Paiboon said a fresh impeachment lawsuit
Read morePalang Pracharath kicked out of Pheu Thai-led coalition, renegade MPs kept intact
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH as a whole has been finally kicked out of the Pheu Thai-led coalition government though a number of renegade MPs of the troublesome party will practically remain on the coalition side. Pheu Thai secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong confirmed today (Aug. 27) that the Palang Pracharath as a whole
Read morePheu Thai-led govt to have more MPs including Democrats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A SUSTAINED PHEU THAI-LED government will likely have more MPs under command from seven coalition partners, including the Democrats. The new government under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, will be definitely endorsed by elected lawmakers including 141 Pheu Thai MPs, 70 Bhumjaithai
Read moreIntact Palang Pracharath remains in coalition govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Aug. 23) the whole Palang Pracharath will continue to be part of the current Pheu Thai-led coalition government. The woman prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, told reporters the third largest coalition partner led by Prawit Wongsuwan will still
Read morePhumtham tipped to be named defence minister in Paetongtarn Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUMTHAM WECHAYACHAI, a right-hand man for de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, is largely speculated to be named defence minister in an imminent Cabinet lineup. According to a partisan source, Thaksin has decided to replace Pheu Thai-attached Sutin Khlungsang, currently an acting defence minister, with Phumtham, an acting deputy
Read morePaetongtarn urged to pick young generation, kick out the old one from new Cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Aug. 21) suggested to mostly pick the young generation and kick out the old one in an imminent cabinet lineup so that she could successfully run the country. Thanaporn Sriyakul, director of the Institute for Political & Policy Analyses, advised the 38-year-old daughter of
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