LEADERS of government parties have dismissed speculation the Prime Minister’s recent sense of urgency was a sign he is planning to dissolve Parliament, assuring observers the government remains tightknit, NNT said today (June 12). Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, as leader of the Phalang Pracharat Party, said today that the current administration will complete
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Former Miss Thailand joins PM’s Secretariat
THE Cabinet today (Nov. 10) approved the appointment of Miss Thailand 2016 Thanaporn Sriviraj as a political official at the Secretariat of the Prime Minister with immediate effect, Amarin TV reported. Ms. Thanaporn, or Jub Jib, is the wife of Deputy Agriculture Minister Thamanat Prompow, who is a Palang Pracharath party-list MP. She graduated from
Read moreVendor slaps student for not standing straight when national anthem played
A FEMALE student who was suffering from menstrual pain thus did not stand straight when the national anthem was played within Ayutthaya train station at 6 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 27) was slapped by a vendor who did not believe her, Sanook.com reported this morning. The incident occurred at this station where the student lay on
Read moreChuan holding talks with parties to find a way out of crisis
TALKS are being held with representatives of political parties to lay the groundwork for the House of Representatives to find a solution to the current political crisis, TV Channel 7 reported this morning (Oct. 19, 2020). Mr. Chuan Leekpai, president of the House of Representatives, said internal discussions are taking place with political parties, and
Read more#SaveParit zooms in social media after Penguin’s arrest
THE #SaveParit hashtag is going viral on Thai social media after Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, a political activist, was arrested by police at 4.20 p.m. just as he was going to attend a rally at Nonthaburi pier, Sanook.com reported today (August 14, 2020). Police showed him a Criminal Court arrest warrant number 1172/2563 with
Read morePol Gen Chakthip: Seized war weapons belonged to political group
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda today (June 25) confirmed that the war weapons seized from a house at the Thai-Myanmar border town of Mae Sot, Tak province, belonged to a political group and not traders as security officials had said, INN News reported. Soldiers of the Special Unit of 4th Infantry Regiment together
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