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Srettha slammed for literally bowing to Paetongtarn

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters SRETTHA THAVISIN was today (Oct.28) lambasted for literally bowing to newly-named Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra in what was seen as an undue act of subservience of a prime minister. Moments after Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss/”sickly” inmate Thaksin Shinawatra, had been named leader of the core

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Pheu Thai digital wallet project merely copycatting Japan: MP

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI DIGITAL WALLET project is merely a copycat of Japan’s shopping coupon programme allegedly implemented to no avail over the last couple of decades, said Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul today (Oct.21). The Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra has publicly vowed to carry out

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More than one way for govt to find money for digital wallet project: Prommin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THERE IS MORE THAN ONE way for the Pheu Thai-led government to adequately finance their 10,000-baht digital wallet project, confirmed Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to the prime minister, today (Oct.13). Prommin was apparently responding to doubts expressed publicly as to where the government could potentially find a sum of 560 billion

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Paetongtarn likely to be named Pheu Thai leader

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra, will likely be named leader of the ruling party, said an outspoken Pheu Thai MP today (Sep.25). In an extraordinary caucus speculated next week, Pheu Thai members will overwhelmingly vote Paetongtarn for the top partisan leadership, said Pheu

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Hearsay over Paetongtarn taking over Pheu Thai dampened

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-CUM-Commerce Minister Bhumtham Wechayachai today (Sep.8) dampened speculation that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra will eventually take over the leadership of the core coalition partner. Paetongtarn who had run among a trio of Pheu Thai candidates for head of a post-election government apart

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Pheu Thai govt to be slammed if ‘inmate’ Thaksin allowed out of jail for long: Academic

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONFIDENCE of the Pheu Thai-led government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will be adversely affected if de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra continues to literally keep himself as a convicted inmate out of jail for longer than appropriate, according to a noted academic. Thammasat University law lecturer Prinya Thaewanarumitkul

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Rangsiman wants answers from new cabinet on solving key problems

  MOVE Forward Party spokesman Rangsiman Rome said today (Aug. 29) after seeing the unofficial lineup of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s cabinet a million questions cropped up in his mind to ask this new government particularly how they are going to solve key problems affecting the majority of the people such as pricey electricity bills,

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Most people don’t believe in Pheu Thai design to melt polarisation: NIDA Poll

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE SAY THEY DO NOT believe the Pheu Thai-led coalition government could effectively melt the country’s decades-old political polarisation, according to the latest NIDA Poll released today (Aug.27). The opinion poll, recently conducted among a total of 1,310 constituents from all walks of life in all regions of the

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Papers on Srettha’s alleged property wheeling-dealing scams sent to all lawmakers

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters OFFICIAL PAPERS EVIDENCING certain property dealings and allegedly signifying dishonesty and lack of good governance on the part of real estate mogul-turned-prime-ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin have been sent to all lawmakers before they cast either a yea vote for him or a nay vote against him on the upcoming Tuesday.

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Pheu Thai-led coalition govt now has 314 MPs

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THA-LED coalition government now has mustered a combined force of 314 MPs including those of the “uncles’ camps” on their side, confirmed Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai today (Aug.17). The 314-MPs-strong coalition partners include the Pheu Thai under de facto party boss Thaksin Shinawatra with 141 MPs, the

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Pheu Thai sticks to Srettha while Move Forward refuses to back him

  SOON after Move Forward Party declined to support Pheu Thai’s prime-ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin the latter camp’s leader Chonlanan Srikaew said MPs attending a meeting today (Aug. 15) had decided to continue nominating him to take the helm of the government, Naewna newspaper said. It is expected that the next House/Senate meeting to vote

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