By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Pita Limjaroenrat was today (July 19) denied a second chance to be named and voted prime minister whilst being suspended by court from performing as MP. Today’s joint House/Senate meeting voted 395 against 312 to deny Pita the second chance for elected premiership after he had failed
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Protesters furious at court decision on Pita lawsuit
ANGRY protesters flocked to a Parliament building gate after the Constitution Court voted to accept the Election Commission’s MP-disqualifying lawsuit against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat on a charge of holding a tiny fragment of 0.0035% shares of non-operating ITV channel, Naewna newspaper said today (July 19). This took place just as a
Read morePita nominated for PM second time, heated debate on regulation
MOVE FORWARD leader Pita Limjaroenrat was nominated prime minister for the second time at the start of the joint House/senate meeting this morning (July 19) with no rival emerging while a heated debate on whether doing so is in violation of Article 41 of the House regulations is ensuing, Matichon newspaper said. After Mr.
Read morePita calls on people to urge senators to vote him for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (July 15) posted a video clip online calling on the people for help by encouraging senators to vote him for prime minister next Wednesday. Pita who failed to get enough votes to land him the elected premiership in Thursday’s joint House/Senate meeting asked
Read morePolice prepare for nationwide protests, Parliament heavily guarded
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat early this morning (July 14) ordered police nationwide to prepare for possible protests with Parliament strongly guarded following prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat failing to get enough votes to take the helm of the government at a joint House/senate meeting yesterday, Naewna newspaper said. The pro-Pita votes cast
Read moreDebate starts as Pita is nominated prime minister
THE JOINT House/Senate session to pick a prime minister got underway at 9.30 a.m. this morning (July 13) with Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew nominating Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat to take the helm of the government while House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said he will be neutral and will allow both positive
Read moreCoalition partners get ready for PM vote
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD-LED, eight coalition partners are scheduled to meet again on Tuesday as part of joint preparations for the upcoming Thursday’s historic vote for Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat. Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today (July 8) the leaderships of the eight coalition partners led by the
Read moreSirikanya confident Pita will be voted PM at first go
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat will very likely get enough votes for prime minister at the first go, said deputy party leader Sirikanya Tansakul today (July 6). The woman Move Forward MP, speculated to be named finance minister under a Move Forward-led coalition government, declined to tell how many
Read moreVote for PM set for July 13, 19 and 20: Pichet
SECOND DEPUTY House Speaker and Pheu Thai MP Pichet Chuamuangpan said today (July 6) that if a new prime minister is not elected at the first joint session scheduled for next Thursday July 13 the second and third sessions will take place the following Thursday July 19 and Friday July 20 respectively, Matichon newspaper
Read morePita to be given second chance for PM: Wan Noor
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat will likely be given a second chance to rise to power if he fails at the first go, according to newly-named House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha. If the Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate eventually fails to get enough support in the first round of
Read moreArgument during pro-Pita rally at Parliament
A RALLY in front of Parliament this evening (May 23) by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration in support of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat becoming the prime minister turned chaotic when a lone woman showed up brandishing a placard objecting to amending the lese majeste law, better known as Section 112 of
Read moreJoint House/Senate session adjourned again due to lack of quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A JOINT HOUSE/SENATE meeting on legislation to discontinue the senators’ power to vote for prime minister was today (Feb.8) adjourned again due to lack of a quorum. After three hours of waiting to no avail for MPs and senators to make a quorum for the joint House/Senate session, Parliament President
Read moreRecurring lack of House quorum no excuse for dissolution: Wissanu
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RECURRING LACK OF A HOUSE quorum will not be an excuse for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve it, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today (Feb.3). Wissanu categorically dismissed speculation that Prayut may be prompted to dissolve the House sooner than later in the face of repeated lack of
Read moreNavy slammed over missing sailors, sunk ship
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY HAS BEEN taken to task for reported failure to ensure sailors aboard a sinking corvette, namely HTMS 442 Sukhothai, survived a stormy sea in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night. During a fresh interpellation at parliament today (Dec.22), Move Forward MP Natcha Boonchai-insawat blamed the navy for
Read moreHouse meeting adjourned as motion raised on Prayut’s 8-year tenure
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A WEEKLY MEETING OF THE House of Representatives was again adjourned due to lack of a quorum today (August 11) after opposition MPs had called in vain for a fresh motion to discuss a legal controversy over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight-year tenure. Deputy House Speaker Supachai Bhosu adjourned the
Read moreAbortion of organic law on election looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONTENTIOUS AMENDMENT to an electoral system under one of the constitution’s organic laws hit an impasse due to lack of a quorum at parliament today (August 10), thus fueling the possibility of it being entirely aborted very shortly. Though a total of 403 lawmakers had attended to make a quorum
Read moreMPs reminded of being representatives of people, not powers that be
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PROMINENT ACADEMIC has reminded all MPs of the basic principle that they all have been elected as representatives of the people and not the powers that be who might possibly have the highly questionable electoral system retwisted. Pichai Rattanadilok na Phuket, director of National Institute of Development Administration’s Political
Read moreHouse/Senate meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum among divided lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TODAY’S (JULY 5) JOINT House/Senate meeting was abruptly adjourned due to lack of a quorum as pro-government lawmakers have been obviously divided and undecided over some electoral systems to choose for use in the next general election for MPs. The joint House/Senate meeting had proceeded for less than four hours with
Read moreMP calls for reopening Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Vimanmek Mansion to tourists
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Benja Saengchantra today (June 2) suggested that Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and Vimanmek Mansion, viewed as Bangkok’s magnificent landmarks, reopen for tourism reasons. Both Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, built in renaissance style, and Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest teakwood building, are located in the premises of Dusit
Read moreHouse opens marathon debate on 2023 budget bill
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is spending three days in a row beginning today (May 31) debating the 2023 budget bill designed by the Palang Pracharath-led coalition in its fourth or final year in government. The 3.18 trillion baht budget for next fiscal year is expected to sail through the principle
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