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Graft, bribery suspected over Chinese submarine project

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY’S DELAYED procurement project for a Chinese-built submarine was suspected to be riddled with corruption and kickbacks involving a civilian “keyman”, among others. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome, who concurrently performs as chair of the House Committee on State Security, Thai Border Affairs, National Strategies & National Reforms, said today

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People’s Party, Pheu Thai slam rally leaders for encouraging a coup

  BOTH People’s Party, the largest opposition party, and Pheu Thai Party, the core of the current coalition, criticised some leaders of yesterday’s (June 28) national unity rally at Victory Monument for talking about a coup d’etat and encouraging it, Amarin TV said today.  People’s Party posted a message on Facebook condemning leaders of “United

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Rangsiman mocks Phumtham’s drug suppression target

  PEOPLE’S MP Rangsiman Rome mocked Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai’s goal to solve the drug trafficking problem in six months’ time saying he only give orders while this government has turned into one that is good at talking, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Dec.30). That the government has ordered drug suppression is nothing

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PM urged to dissolve House due to fiasco over high power rates

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Dec. 24) suggested to dissolve the House of Representatives sooner than later to take responsibility for her sustained failure to cut the expensive power rates. People’s leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut was holding the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra completely

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People’s MP questions polling agency about ‘anonymous petition’ to dissolve Pheu Thai

  PEOPLE’S Party MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn asked the Election Commission to clarify if an anonymous petition is among the batch that has led to  an investigation of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly illicitly dominating and steering the largest ruling party, albeit in behind-the-scenes fashion, because if so this is a dangerous

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Pheu Thai shrugs off People’s Party’s censure move over Tak Bai case

  PHEU THAI Party appears unconcerned by People’s Party gearing up to expand a case against its MP and former Fourth Army Region commander Pisal Watanawongkhiri believed to have gone abroad to escape arrest for his alleged involvement in 2004’s Tak Bai manslaughter into a no-confidence motion against the government, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon

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Phitsanulok by-election: The broken-hearted tipped to strike back

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters Phitsanulok – Former deputy House speaker/former MP Padipat Suntipada is lucidly anticipating all broken-hearted constituents in the capital district of the upper central province to “strike back” in the upcoming Sunday’s by-election being held to literally find somebody to replace him at parliament.  Now assisting the People’s candidate Natachanon Chanaburanasak

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People’s MPs to push for amendment to charter’s organic law on political parties

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY PLANS to put forward a motion at parliament to amend a certain organic law of the constitution on political parties to promote legal justice and preclude an arbitrary dissolution of one by court. People’s MP Parit Wacharasindhu confirmed today (Aug. 10) People’s MPs plan to solicit support

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People’s Party set up for all 143 ex-Move Forward MPs, Natthapong named People’s leader

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY today (Aug. 9) registered all 143 MPs of the court-dissolved Move Forward as partisan members and named MP Natthapong Ruengpanyawut leader of the brand-new party. In an extraordinary party caucus, the People’s majority unanimously resolved to name five members of their executive board including Sarayut Jailuck as

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