By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Hong Kong today (Feb.25) with intent to monitor an ongoing electoral campaign in northern Thailand where his daughter Paetongtarn is wooing popular support, a partisan source said. The Pheu Thai electoral campaign is being held over the weekend in Chiang
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Paetongtarn ‘not No.1 Pheu Thai candidate for PM’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA will not be finally chosen as the No.1 among a trio of Pheu Thai contestants for prime minister though she may be virtually performing as a magnet to draw popular support for the whole party, de facto guided by her father, said an outspoken senator today (Feb.12). According
Read moreThaksin’s homecoming, arrest-free desire questioned
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN OUTSPOKEN FORMER MP has expressed online his bewilderment at de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s repeatedly-proclaimed design to return home without being almost immediately put behind bars. Ex-Democrat MP Nipit Intharasombat posted on his Facebook page to express his unsettled doubt that the former prime minister who has
Read moreThaksin in about-turn on homecoming bid – not seeking Pheu Thai’s help
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has apparently made an about-face over his long-awaited scheme to return home from self-exile overseas, saying he will not seek help from his own party’s rank and file for this matter even if they become core of a post-election government. During last night’s
Read moreThaksin’s daughter, real estate tycoon ‘unacceptable’ to most senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and real estate tycoon Settha Taweesin, both speculated to run for prime minister under the Pheu Thai tickets, would likely be found “unacceptable” to most senators even though either one could possibly be endorsed by a majority of MPs after the next
Read morePheu Thai Party faces dissolution move over Paetongtarn visiting Thaksin in HK
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION was today (Dec.27) petitioned to consider taking steps to have the Pheu Thai Party dissolved by court for allegedly breaking the law, given Paetongtarn “Oong Ing” Shinawatra’s recent visit to Hong Kong where she met her fugitive father/former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Political activist Sonthiya Sawasdee filed the
Read moreMost Esaan constituents prefer Thaksin’s daughter for PM: Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST NORTHEASTERN CONSTITUENTS, commonly known as Esaan villagers, would prefer Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai Party boss Thaksin Shinawatra, for prime minister after the next general election, says an opinion poll. According to Khon Kaen University’s Esaan Centre for Business & Economic Research poll recently conducted with
Read morePregnant Paetongtarn could still go on campaign trail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PREGNANT PAETONGTARN Shinawatra could still go on the stumps and probably be named one of a trio of Pheu Thai partisan candidates for head of a post-election government, confirmed party leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Nov.12). Getting pregnant throughout the next several months will by no means obstruct the youngest
Read moreMost Isaan people prefer Thaksin’s daughter as PM: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST ISAAN PEOPLE have been found to prefer Paetongtarn “Oong-ing” Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as head of a post-election government, according to an opinion poll. The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) poll, conducted earlier this month among a total of 2,000 people in 20 northeastern
Read morePotjaman prefers daughter not run for PM: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POTJAMAN NA Pombejra, former spouse of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, strongly prefers that their youngest daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, not run for head of a post-election government. During yesterday’s Care Clubhouse live podcast, Thaksin said his ex-spouse preferred that Paetongtarn only perform as head of “Pheu Thai Family” and spearhead electoral
Read morePheu Thai Party’s total campaign finance to be cut over T-shirt handout in Sisaket
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE TOTAL SUM of Pheu Thai Party’s campaign finance for the next general election will drop from a maximum of 35 million baht as provided by law due to Saturday’s partisan rally in Sisaket where attendees were given Pheu Thai Family T-shirts for free, confirmed a source in the Election
Read moreNattawut tasked with turning Red Shirt members into Pheu Thai voters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER RED SHIRT leader Nattawut Saikua is being named “director” of a Pheu Thai Family project with apparent intent to recruit pro-democracy activists nationwide as supporters of Pheu Thai Party in the next general election, partisan sources said today (June 14). Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Pheu Thai Family and daughter
Read moreParty leader bowing to party financier’s daughter no surprise: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WAS NO SURPRISE FOR ANYONE to see Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew take a bow toward Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of de facto party financier/former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, according to an academic. Anon Sakworawich of the National Institute of Development Administration has posted on his Facebook page
Read moreShinawatra family still bigger than Pheu Thai Party: Ex-election commissioner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SHINAWATRA FAMILY will still be bigger than Pheu Thai Party, given the limelit role of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former premier/de facto party leader Thaksin Shinawatra, among the rank and file of the largest opposition party, according to former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn. The ex-commissioner of the
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