AFTER Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan came under attack for distributing thousands of plastic water bowls to people with his name as Palang Pracharath Party leader and Songkran greeting printed on it, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul quickly jumped to his defence, Sanook.com said today (August 6). Anutin, who is
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PM gets AstraZeneca jab, Gen. Prawit skipping it
MOMENTS before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha got his first AstraZeneca vaccination shot early this morning (March 16), thus becoming the first person in this country to receive this vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters that he would not be getting the jab because of his age, Thai Rath newspaper said. Gen. Prawit refused
Read moreTen ministers targeted in censure debate
THE no-confidence debate against 10 cabinet ministers commenced today, and this is the second time the current administration is being censured. The debate is taking place from February 16 to 19, with the voting on February 20, NNT said. The government is given 20 hours to debate, while the opposition has 42 hours. As a
Read morePM focus of no-confidence debate
The Prime Minister and ten Government ministers will be targeted by the Opposition in a no-confidence debate on issues ranging from corruption to their flawed handling of Covid19. The opposition has taken aim at Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha while also training their guns on 10 cabinet members from three coalition parties: the Palang Pracharath Party
Read moreGen. Prawit asks anti-coup protesters ‘is there a coup?’
AS People’s Party gets ready to hold a rally against coup d’etat at Ladprao intersection this evening (Nov. 27) Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan countered by pointing out there isn’t one taking place, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Asked by reporters whether this evening’s rally to train against a coup is an attempt to rouse the
Read moreGen. Prawit tells protesters not to break the law on Sunday
DEPUTY Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said this morning (Nov. 6) that demonstrators could go ahead with their big rally on Sunday November 8 provided they don’t break the law while officers are already duty-bound to take care of the security of key government offices such as the Government House, INN News reported. Regarding progress in
Read morePrawit denies ordering police to follow student leader
SPEAKING before the photo session of the new Cabinet at the Government House this morning (August 13) Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said he has not ordered police to track the leader of a student demonstration at Thammasat University Rangsit campus on Monday, INN News and Sanook.com reported. Questioned by reporters whether he had given
Read morePM Prayut’s image burnt at Govt House demonstration
A DEMONSTRATION took place at Government House today (July 24) with members of the New Life Network and Salaya Students Coalition burning images of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, INN News reported this afternoon. Ringing the Government House and the entrance of the Civil Service Commission were 150 Special Branch
Read moreAd hoc panel moves to extend emergency decree by another month
MEMBERS of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) smaller committee revealed this afternoon (July 21) that an ad hoc committee enforcing measures against Covid-19 had concluded that the emergency decree should be extended by another month, INN News reported. This decision of the ad hoc committee, headed by Gen. Somsak Rungsita who is also
Read moreANALYSIS: Prawit’s end goal – premiership
By Out-crowd LIKE IT OR NOT, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is largely expected to take the helm of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party once and for all. His end goal – the premiership. Despite his poor health and negative image involving his ”borrowed” luxury watches, the deputy premier is already looking far beyond the
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