By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO THAI ECONOMIC MPs today (July 12) resigned as government whips, following Sunday’s defeat of their party in a by-election for MP of Lampang. MP Pai Lick and MP Boonsing Warintharak, who concurrently perform as secretary-general and registrar of Thai Economic Party respectively, tendered their letter of resignation as government
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Sri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday
By AP and published by Washington Post Colombo, Sri Lanka – The speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign as of Wednesday. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement on Saturday that he informed Rajapaksa of a decision taken at a meeting of Parliamentary party leaders requesting
Read moreSeksakol calls it quits amid payoff scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEKSAKOL ATTHAWONG today (Apr. 18) resigned as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister amidst scandals pertaining to his alleged demand for a 15-million-baht payoff. In a lengthy letter of resignation as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Seksakol says he has decided to call it quits effective from tomorrow
Read moreThammanat, Naruemon resign as Cabinet members following no-confidence push
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES Minister Thammanat Prompow and Deputy Labour Minister Naruemon Pinyosinwat have resigned following last week’s aborted no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thammanat told reporters at parliament today (Sept. 9) he quietly submitted his letter of resignation to the premier yesterday since he said he has
Read moreUK government to probe leak of Hancock footage
By Reuters Staff, published by The Hindu BRITAIN’S government will investigate how footage of former minister Matt Hancock kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest scandal to hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. After first facing down calls for Hancock to be sacked or
Read moreGroup sets deadline for Prayut to step down by June 24
A LAWYER who is a representative of the “Thai People ” group today (June 8th) submitted a letter at the Government House calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign by June 24, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The lawyer, Mr. Nitithorn Lumlua, or Lawyer Nok Khao, urged Gen. Prayut to quit as in
Read morePalang Pracharath Party rocked as 18 executive directors quit
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to comment on more than half Palang Pracharath Party executive directors resigning today (June 1) with this leading to party leader Uttama Savanayana, secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong and all current executive directors vacating their positions, Sanook.com reported. Gen Prayut was questioned by the Press about this group resignation and whether it
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