By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 7 p.m., Oct. 13, 2026 THE “INDEPENDENT” Klatham under de facto party boss/leader Thammanat Prompao is expected to cast votes of confidence for Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and all other Bhumjaithai-attached members of cabinet targeted under a censure motion, given possibility that the Pheu Thai, the second largest
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Thaksin seeking exoneration above board: Ex-MP
AS former prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition to the Committee for Promoting Social Harmony requesting a ruling on his eligibility for amnesty and exemption from all liability under the Act on Promoting a Peaceful Society, B.E. 2569 (2026), a former MP defended him for doing
Read moreCourt lifts Yingluck’s appeal over 10-billion-baht pay for rice subsidy scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME Administrative Court today (Sep.23) waived an appeal filed in absentia by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to spare her some 10 billion baht cash to cover collateral damage done to the rice subsidy project implemented by her previous Pheu Thai-led government a decade and a half ago. The
Read moreThaksin sues Revenue Department for ‘double taxation’
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra instructed his lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Revenue Department over its move to seize additional assets with this seen as double taxation because the state had already confiscated the 46 billion baht in proceeds from the sale of Shin Corp shares in 2006, Naewna newspaper
Read morePheu Thai MPs tipped to abstain from voting for PM after censure debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ALL MPs of the Pheu Thai, the second largest partner in the current Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, could probably abstain from casting a yea vote in support of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to put an end to the “Blue” regime following censure debate in foreseeable future, a partisan source said today
Read moreNo major parties prepared for election in near future
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NONE OF Thailand’s major parties, namely Bhumjaithai, Pheu Thai and Klatham, could barely afford to contest a general election in consequence of a possible dissolution of the House of Representatives in the foreseeable future because they would be largely caught off guard and unprepared to spend a great deal of
Read moreAnutin bows to Thaksin in bidding farewell after funeral service
AFTER attending the funeral service for former deputy interior minister and five-time MP Krieng Kalptinan in Ubon Ratchathani province last evening (Aug. 14) Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul walked with former prime minister Thaksin Shainawatra to his car and bade farewell by kneeling and bowing to him, Amarin TV said. Also attending the funeral service
Read morePheu Thai departure from Bhumjaithai-led govt deemed unlikely
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI, the second largest coalition partner, will be very unlikely to break ranks with the Bhumjaithai, currently core of the coalition government, as far as the de facto bosses of both camps, namely Thaksin Shinawatra and Newin Chidchob respectively, are concerned, albeit in behind-the-scenes fashion, according to partisan
Read moreThammanat denies meeting Thaksin in Monaco
DE FACTO Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao last evening (July 29) dismissed rumours of negotiating with de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra in Monaco pointing out he did not have to fly across continents to meet him, Naewna newspaper said. Amid speculation that the two of them could be holding talks on gathering support
Read morePeople’s leader lauds former Shinawatra family PMs meeting Asean leaders while slamming Anutin
PEOPLE’S leader and party-listed MP Nattapong Ruangpanyawut said talks between three former prime ministers of the Shinawatra family, Thaksin, Yingluck and Paetongtarn, with Asean leaders is a positive development if people’s problems are solved while criticising Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for not moving fast enough to resolve the temporary ban on export of five
Read moreThaksin holds talks on economy with Indonesian leader
FORMER prime minister-cum-de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, accompanied by his sister/former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and his daughter/former premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra, held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the economy yesterday (July 9), Naewna newspaper said. Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya posted a photo and message on his Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet
Read moreNo hush-hush meet between Anutin and Thaksin/Paetongtarn in KL?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul has categorically dismissed speculation that he might probably see a couple of his predecessors, namely de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, albeit in hush-hush fashion somewhere in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between tomorrow (July 9) and the following
Read moreParolee-turned-free Thaksin leaving for Dubai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra is departing for Dubai on the upcoming Friday with the parolee-turned-free man’s schedule to return home yet being undisclosed. It remains to be seen how long the de facto boss of the Pheu Thai, currently partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, may stay
Read moreThaksin granted today’s royal pardon to become a free man
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra has now become a free man, given today’s (June 3) royal pardon on occasion of Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday anniversary. A royal decree has been issued for a number of inmates and parolees to be royally pardoned and practically freed from
Read moreCheerful Thaksin reports to probation officer for the first time
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra smiled brightly when he showed up to report to the probation officer at Bangkok Probation Office 1 in Bangkok Noi district for the first time this afternoon (May 28) with this lasting only 10 minutes and Red Shirt supporters too had flocked in to encourage him, PPTVHD36
Read moreNo condition for Thaksin to go without EM ankle bracelet: Justice Minister
By Thai Newsroom Reporters JUSTICE MINISTER Rutthapol Naowarat categorically denied today (May 26) that de facto Pheu Thai boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra could probably be in current condition which might otherwise warrant removal of his EM ankle bracelet at any given time before he completely becomes a free man in the next four months. Rutthapol
Read moreParolee Thaksin tipped to go places with EM ankle bracelet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss/parolee Thaksin Shinawatra would probably not look to have the EM bracelet removed from his ankle any time soon whilst he may go anywhere inside the country or pay visits to a Bangkok hospital for a physical checkup or a medical treatment until he becomes a
Read moreThaksin postpones first probation meeting, still wearing EM bracelet
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra has postponed his first probation meeting from May 25 to May 28 while continuing to wear an EM bracelet without having requested to temporarily or permanently remove it, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said this morning (May 25). The former prime minister was released from Klong Prem
Read moreThaksin tipped to express points of view sooner than later
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra who has been recently released on parole is anticipated to resume his role in public as a sensational, straightforward critic over political, economic and international issues sooner than later without himself waiting to be formally freed from his one-year jail sentence in the
Read moreThaksin stronger, not retiring from politics: Academic
WHILE some people have said de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, who was released on parole on Monday (May 11), will now retire from politics an academic thinks otherwise seeing him to have emerged from his lair stronger and more powerful, Amarin TV said this evening (May 13). Mahanakorn University of Technology political
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