By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST ELECTION commissioners were today (Sep. 16) taken to task for being literally submissive to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, and returning favours for their highly-placed positions granted by an overwhelming majority of senators, who have been invariably responsive and loyal to the largest ruling party. During
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Sarcasm launched on House floor over hush-hush ties between election commissioners. Newin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S MP Parit Wacharasindhu has launched sarcasm over alleged, hush-hush connections between election commissioners and de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob pertaining to the polling agency’s questionable investigation into electoral irregularities. During second and third readings of the 2027 budget legislation in the House of Representatives, Parit made a sarcastic
Read morePM urged to dissolve House or step down if govt’s executive decree denied by court
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul was today (July 7) advised either to dissolve the House of Representatives or to resign if the Bhumjaithai-led government’s executive decree supposedly designed to address economic woes was ruled by the Constitutional Court as unconstitutional on the upcoming Thursday. Deputy People’s leader/MP Parit Wacharasindhu insisted that
Read morePM pressed to set up panel to investigate ‘Do Help the Blue’ scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul was today (June 15) repeatedly pressed to set up an “independent” committee to look into allegations that a senior government official had unlawfully ordered any of his subordinates via Line messages to “Do Help the Blue”, apparently referring to the Bhumjaithai electoral campaign during the
Read more63 ‘pro-democracy’ senators urged to help with Pita’s bid for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIXTY-THREE SENATORS who had earlier endorsed a fruitless bid to rescind the senatorial power to vote for prime minister were today (May 16) advised to help land Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat the elected premiership. Move Forward MP-designate Parit Wacharasindhu called on the 63 senators who had supported the aborted
Read moreLawyer Anon released on bail for three months
THE SOUTHERN Bangkok Criminal Court today (Feb. 28) allowed human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa to be bailed out in two cases with one being under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, and the other for violating the emergency decree in the holding of protest in Ratchaprasong intersection,
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