By Thai Newsroom Reporters WITH THE HELP OF the Constitutional Court, de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Nov. 22) survived a legal battle with alleged acts earlier perpetrated to undermine rule. The Constitutional Court judges voted 7:2 to judge the billionaire power player and his largest ruling party not guilty of taking
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Thaksin calls Pheu Thai-dissolution-seeking lawsuit ‘baloney’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Aug. 26) unreluctantly shrugged off a fresh lawsuit filed in pursuit of dissolution of his largest ruling party, calling it “nothing but baloney.” The billionaire power player, father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, did not look concerned over the looming legal battle
Read moreThaksin and Anutin getting together ‘not an attempt to end row over marijuana’
AFTER a photo of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter and party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra singing a song together with Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul at Khao Yao circulated today (July 21), government whip Visuth Chainaroon denied this is an attempt to patch up differences over as relisting marijuana as a
Read morePheu Thai has no policy to oust own MPs: Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra bluntly commented yesterday (July 11) that her ruling party has had no policy to expel any MPs of their own. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, was apparently referring to Pheu Thai MP Chalerm Yubamrung who has openly dared the party’s
Read morePheu Thai looks to take back House speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PLANS TO quietly press the Prachachart to return the post of House Speaker to the largest ruling party soon after the first round of cabinet reshuffle has been done, a partisan source said today (Apr 18). Given the fact that the Pheu Thai remains as core of
Read morePM reaffirms intention to complete full term
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin reassured today (Feb.13) he has unfaltering intention to run the country throughout the Pheu Thai-led government’s four-year term during which, he said, the people’s welfare will be better. The Pheu Thai-endorsed Srettha was apparently responding to sustained speculation that he might possibly be pressed to resign
Read moreSomsak, Suriya have not yet called it quits as Pheu Thai MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SOMSAK Thepsuthin and Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit have not yet tendered resignation as Pheu Thai MPs as of yesterday (Jan.9) as allegedly designed by de facto party boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra. Both Somsak and Suriya, known to have several Pheu Thai MPs under their Sammit Group
Read morePheu Thai popularity rating drops to 10%: Sripatum Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE POPULARITY RATING OF the Pheu Thai has exponentially declined due to a surprise about-face conducted by the post-election government’s core party under de facto boss Thaksin Shinawatra, according to the latest opinion poll of Sripatum University. The Sripatum Poll, recently conducted among a total of 1,253 constituents from all
Read moreProtesters disrupt press conference at Pheu Thai HQ
SOME protesters barged into Pheu Thai headquarters late afternoon today (July 23) and threw powder around thus disrupting a press conference by Pheu Thai and Palang Prachararth parties after they concluded their talks, Thai Rath newspaper said. The protesters loudly asked why Pheu Thai is holding talks with military-installed parties and whether party leaders
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