By Reuters and published by CNA NEW DELHI: Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the “Cockroach” youth movement in Delhi on Saturday (Oct. 10) as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of India’s election chief. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were
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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 moreFar-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News BERLIN: Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out working with the Alternative for Germany on Monday (Sep. 7) after the far-right party surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, but he conceded the result had shaken his party “to its very foundations”. The AfD is appealing to lawmakers
Read moreRewat sets up party of his own to combat graft in govt, drug dealers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RETIRED POLICE general Rewat Klinkesorn has finally set up a political party of his own named the Rak Muang Thai with ultimate intent to combat corruption in government and declare war against drug dealers, among other crime-busting schemes. The maverick Rewat, literally known for his extra-judicial killings of gunmen, drug
Read moreElection subcommittee called for Bhumjaithai Party dissolution over senatorial rigging conspiracy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER investigative subcommittee responsive to the Election Commission had originally advised that the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, be subject to partisan dissolution at an order of the Supreme Court due to their alleged involvement in the 2024 senatorial vote-buying, electoral-rigging conspiracy, a prominent political activist said
Read morePeople’s disapproves of new bid to file politically-motivated lese majeste lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S will ultimately disapprove of any imminent move to file a lese majeste lawsuit against those who may have tacitly said anything in arbitrary relation to the monarchy by literally telling anyone else to “do it for the one above” because such legal action could probably be politically motivated
Read morePopular page exposes lucky draw for 5 shotguns at official celebration
A WIDELY-FOLLOWED Facebook named “Sue Thuean” (Illegible Media) sparked widespread criticism online after posting details and images of a lavish 134th anniversary celebration of village headmen and subdistrict chiefs at Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands where there was a lucky draw for five shotguns, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 12).
Read moreAnutin loses his cool over Newin-Pipat conflict
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (July 28) lost his cool and irritably retorted to any government critics who might probably take liberty to pry into “family-like” relationship between de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob and Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn reportedly due to mutual conflict of interest. The prime
Read morePeople’s leader lauds former Shinawatra family PMs meeting Asean leaders while slamming Anutin
PEOPLE’S leader and party-listed MP Nattapong Ruangpanyawut said talks between three former prime ministers of the Shinawatra family, Thaksin, Yingluck and Paetongtarn, with Asean leaders is a positive development if people’s problems are solved while criticising Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for not moving fast enough to resolve the temporary ban on export of five
Read moreNACC, EC asked to probe ‘Do help the Blue’ scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF “independent” agencies are being petitioned tomorrow (June 9) to look into allegations that Provincial Administration Department Director-General Narucha Kosacivilize had unlawfully, evidently instructed his subordinate officials such as one in Phuket to “Do help the Blue” pertaining to the ruling Bhumjaithai’s electoral campaign earlier this year. People’s
Read moreAnutin urged to find out if Pipat involved in hoarding of oil
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul was today (April 10) encouraged to find out whether Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn may have been allegedly involved in the illegal hoarding of oil by a politically-associated trader recently. During the second day of policy debate at parliament, People’s MP Rangsiman Rome called on the prime
Read morePeople’s has ‘invisible’ potential to win 200 MP seats: Thammasat academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S is anticipated to have the “invisible” potential to win up to 200 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, roughly grabbing 50 more MP seats in constituency-based mode than in a previous election, according to a noted academic. Compared to 112 MP seats which the Move Forward, practically the
Read morePeople’s most popular, Nattapong most favourite for PM: Rajabhat Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PROSPECTIVE voters have expressed their preferences for the People’s whose party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut has emerged as the most favourite for prime minister whilst Caretaker Prime Minister/Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul who is seeking to prolong his rule after the Feb.8 election is far less favourite, according to the latest
Read morePeople’s contestant in Bangkok changed due to money-laundering charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PEOPLE’S CONTESTANT was today (Dec.29) completely dismissed from running for MP in constituency-based mode in Bangkok in the face of an arrest warrant recently issued for his alleged involvement in a yet-unspecified money-laundering activity. The People’s executive board member Picharn Chaowapattanawong confirmed that the reformist party has ultimately deprived
Read morePeople’s names 4 contestants for deputy PMs, only Nattapong pitted for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S TODAY (Dec.18) named four partisan contestants who are merely running for deputy prime ministers whilst People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut will only vie for head of government in the Feb.8 election. During a two-day seminar of People’s electoral candidates at a Bangkok hotel, Nattapong formally unveiled the four People’s
Read morePeople’s vow to become largest elected camp in nationwide race to Parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER NATTAPONG Ruengpanyawut today (Dec.12) vowed to see to it that the reformist party will literally become the largest elected camp in an upcoming, general election so that, he remarked, they would be no longer “double-crossed” by others following yesterday’s political dilemma over unfruitful constitution amendment efforts which apparently
Read moreJulapan most favourite to be named Pheu Thai leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JULAPAN AMORNVIVAT has appeared to be the most favourite among the Pheu Thai rank and file to be named party leader in place of de facto party boss-turned-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra who has recently resigned, according to partisan sources. The former deputy finance minister/current Pheu Thai MP has
Read more4 Israeli soldiers nabbed with drugs at party celebrating ceasefire
FOUR Israeli soldiers on leave at Koh Phangan were caught possessing and taking some drugs at a noisy party in a villa celebrating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 14). Pol. Lt. Col. Winij Bunchit, inspector of Tourist Police Station 5, Division 2, together with Koh Phangan District Chief Mr. Suriya
Read moreAbhisit won’t be able to stop Democrat MPs from departing
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA will likely be named Democrat leader again later this month but he could not do much to help restore the exponentially-ebbing popularity of the country’s oldest party or stop Democrat MPs from leaving for other camps during a run-up to a general election, speculated in the upcoming March,
Read morePeople’s offer conditional vote for new PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY have today (Aug.29) offered to lend support the naming of a new prime minister on condition that the next head of government dissolve the House of Representatives and call a general election in four months after a new coalition government’s policy statement has been officially delivered. Following
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