By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER PRAWIT Wongsuwan will likely be named prime minister in rivalry against Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, partisan sources said today (June 30). Prawit, the leader of the fourth largest elected party, will likely compete in a sustained effort to rise to power though he may have only
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Pheu Thai will never leave Move Forward: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER CHONLANAN Srikaew reconfirmed today (June 29) his party will never leave the Move Forward despite sustained discrepancy over the House speaker seat. Chonlanan responded to speculation that the Pheu Thai might probably opt out by leaving the post-election coalition consisting of eight parties and led by the
Read morePheu Thai in aboutface over House Speaker seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI RANK AND FILE have made an aboutface to insist the House Speaker seat be given to their party though an earlier agreement had been reached to leave it to the Move Forward. Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (June 28) confirmed that the party’s executive board members
Read moreLese majeste law abuse ‘most inappropriate, detrimental’ to monarchy: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (June 27) viewed any abuse of the lese majeste law to thwart his rise to power as “the most inappropriate and detrimental” to the constitutional monarchy. Pita called on all of his political opponents to reconsider their desperate efforts to groundlessly render him
Read moreChonlanan concerned over rival against Pita for PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHEU THAI LEADER CHONLANAN Srikaew today (June 27) expressed concern over the probability of a partisan rival who might be named prime minister in sheer competition with Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Chonlanan apparently referred to either Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan or de facto Ruam Thai Sang Chart boss
Read morePita catches Covid for the third time, coalition talks put off
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat has caught Covid-19 for the third time and as he is now self-isolating a meeting of the eight-partner coalition government scheduled for Thursday June 22 has been put off to next week, Matichon newspaper said this evening (June 20). Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon, Move Forward’s secretary-general, said
Read morePita reconfirms legal woes won’t block him from being named PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER PITA Limjaroenrat has reconfirmed today (June 13) no legal battles could practically keep him from being named a partisan candidate for prime minister, given most of the elected MPs are readily on his side. In today’s press conference, the prime minister-designate assured that his rise to power
Read morePrawit denies involvement in anti-Pita conspiracy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH LEADER Prawit Wongsuwan today (June 13) categorically denied he might possibly have been connected with an alleged conspiracy against Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat. Prawit confirmed that he had been by no means involved in any legal action currently taken by Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, a Palang Pracharath electoral
Read moreMove Forward to take legal action against forgers of twisted ITV report
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD will definitely take legal action against those who may have been involved in the alleged doctoring of minutes of an ITV shareholders meeting with mere intent to keep Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat from taking the helm of government. Move Forward secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon confirmed today
Read moreAcademics endorse Move Forward policy for provincial governor election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ACADEMICS AT NO LESS THAN 20 universities in all regions of the country are lending full support for the Move Forward campaign policy to have all provincial governors elected by the people. Chiang Mai University political scientist Dhanesuan Charoenmuang has confirmed that those university academics, the number of whom will
Read more‘Election commissioners must go to jail’ hashtag tops Twitter trend today
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “ELECTION COMMISSIONERS MUST GO TO JAIL” hashtag has topped today’s (June 10) Twitter trend in Thailand. Today’s top Twitter hashtag saying “Election commissioners must go to jail” has ultimately underscored public sentiment against the highly contentious acts of the seven-member Election Commission desperately trying to find fault with Move Forward
Read morePolling agency wants to knock out Move Forward: Rangsiman
MOVE FORWARD spokesman Rangsiman Rome this evening (June 10) said the Election Commission’s decision to investigate whether party leader and prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat had violated sections 42(3) and 151 of the election organic law was tantamount to kicking and trying to cut off the party’s legs but this will fail, TV Channel 7
Read morePita to be verified as MP regardless of possible lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat will very likely be verified as MP among others, no matter if any legal action might possibly be filed against him by the Election Commission at a later date, confirmed the polling agency’s secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee today (June 9). The Election Commission which is
Read moreMove Forward declares war on drugs, graft in Phuket
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (June 9) declared an all-out war against narcotics trading and corruption in Phuket. During today’s visit to Phuket and celebrations for the Move Forward victory over all three constituencies of the island province in the May 14 election, Pita confirmed that Move Forward
Read morePita tells cheering crowd Phuket to be “The Pearl of the World”
MOVE Forward leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat told a big crowd of around a thousand people attending a thank you rally at a football field in front of Phuket’s Kathu district office that he wants the island to soar higher and become “The Pearl of the World,” Matichon newspaper said this afternoon
Read morePita heading for Phuket to thank local people after big victory
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat will be visiting Phuket tomorrow (June 9) to thank the local residents after his party swept all three seats for the island in the May 14 general election, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 8). Accompanied by Move Forward MP-designates Mr. Somchat Techaworncharoen for Phuket’s
Read morePita allays fears of possible snags over rise to PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE PITA Limjaroenrat today (June 7) allayed fears among members of the public that a Move Forward-led coalition government with himself taking the helm could possibly turn out to be a fiasco due to certain hurdles. In a press conference at the Pheu Thai headquarters, Pita suggested the people
Read morePrayut to be held accountable for his deeds over last 9 years: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE Pita Limjaroenrat said today (June 6) caretaker prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is yet to be held accountable for whatever loss and damage which he may have caused to the people and country over the last nine years. At a press conference, the Move Forward leader confirmed Prayut will
Read morePita’s stance on Myanmar worries junta
By The Irrawaddy MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat’s stance on Myanmar has raised alarm bells with Myanmar’s junta leading to a directive being issued to regional commanders to watch the border, The Irrawaddy news website said today (June 5). Shortly after Pita was quoted by Thai TV Channel 3 as
Read moreFormer police chief urges senators to not block Pita for PM
FORMER POLICE chief Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, who is head of the one-MP Thai Liberal Party which is among the eight partners of the Move Forward-led coalition government, urged senators to not use the amendment of lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, as a pretext for not voting for Pita
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