By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Dec.28) encouraged to disband the National Strategies Committee which could be otherwise virtually viewed as a living legacy of a former coup junta. Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome expressed his consent to the prime minister’s latest views of the 20-Year National Strategies as being
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Somsak no longer in charge of Justice Ministry
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Somsak Thepsuthin is no longer in charge of the Ministry of Justice following criticism which he has launched against the agency over the handling of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has issued a directive for the Ministry of Justice
Read morePita warns govt of censure debate early next year
MOVE FORWARD ADVISER Pita Limjaroenrat warned the government that his party will file a no-confidence motion early next year if clear answers are not given during the current fiscal 2024 budget bill deliberation in Parliament, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 15). Move Forward leader Chaithawat Tulathon will be filing this censure motion
Read morePM dampens speculation about Democrats joining coalition
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.13) dampened speculation that the Democrats might possibly skip over from the Move Forward-led opposition bloc to the Pheu Thai-led coalition government sooner or later. The Democrats, today’s second largest opposition party, are more or less expected to take the first available opportunity to jump
Read moreAnother populist campaign provided for 10 million licitly indebted people
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 10 MILLION LICITLY indebted people nationwide are going to be salvaged under another populist campaign launched by the Pheu Thai-led government, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The prime minister reassured today (Dec.12) that an estimated 10 million licitly indebted people will be rescued under the government’s campaign to
Read morePM shrugs off questions about Corrections Dept’s latest regulation for Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.12) sidestepped an inquiry into the latest regulation of the Corrections Department which may have been allegedly practically issued for the sake of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra. The prime minister unreluctantly declined to respond to questions asked by reporters at
Read morePM charged with breaking law over 6,000 baht gift to Paetongtarn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH COMPLAINT WAS FILED today (Dec.6) against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for allegedly breaking the law by handing a personal gift worth over 6,000 baht to Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Political activist Srisuwan Janya lodged the petition against the Pheu Thai-backed prime minister to the National Anti-Corruption Commission
Read morePM inadvertently confirmed cronyism over police promotions: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin unsuspectingly made verbal statements to confirm the alleged cronyism over promotion of certain police officers, according to an opposition MP. Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome said the prime minister gave inadvertent confirmation of alleged cronyism in which he could be practically more or less involved by
Read morePM may be quizzed by graft-busters on alleged cronyism over police promotions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin may be subject to questioning by the National Anti-Corruption Commission amidst allegations that he had exercised cronyism over the promotion of certain police officers. Assistant NACC secretary-general Puthep Thavichotitanakul confirmed today (Nov.24) that the prime minister may be scheduled sooner or later for interrogation in person
Read moreEx-police chief urges PM to step down over alleged cronyism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER POLICE CHIEF Seripisut Temiyavej has pressed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to resign due to cronyism which he had allegedly exercised in breach of the constitution and political ethics. Seripisut, currently the Thai Liberal leader, posted on his Facebook page to allege that the prime minister had ultimately violated the
Read morePM urged to skip double standards over Thaksin as convict at large
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Nov.22) pressed to stop exercising double standards in coping with two criminal convicts at large, one being de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. Former MP Thepthai Senapong posted on his Facebook page to call on the prime minister to immediately skip his double
Read morePM taken to task for allegedly looking to promote certain police officers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Nov.22) taken to task for allegedly looking to abuse his power only to promote certain police officers in nepotistic fashion. Move Forward MPs today produced messages allegedly posted on social media citing the prime minister as talking with Pheu Thai MPs during yesterday’s partisan
Read moreSrettha working on bringing Yingluck back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin is desperately looking for ways and means to help one of his predecessors, namely self-exiled Yingluck Shinawatra, come home sooner or later without being literally put behind bars, a noted political activist alleged today (Nov.20). Students’ & People’s Network For Thailand Reform leader Pichit Chaimongkol posted
Read moreTesla eying three locations for possible factory in Thailand: PM
PRIME Minister Srettha Thavisin said Tesla, Inc. is looking at three locations in Thailand to possibly set up a factory for the production of electric vehicles here with a decision to be made early next year, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 14). Speaking at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco where he is attending
Read moreSudarat lashes out at PM over digital wallet project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI SANG THAI leader Sudarat Keyurapan has taken Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to task over the Pheu Thai-led government’s populist digital wallet project. Sudarat tweeted on her X page to remark that the prime minister had earlier vowed to not borrow any loan to finance the 10,000-baht digital wallet project
Read moreParallel populist project unveiled for the well-to-do
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN E-REFUND PROJECT has been freshly launched by the Pheu Thai-led government for the well-to-do in parallel to the populist digital wallet project for other people. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed today (Nov.10) that the e-refund project will be provided to those who may not be entitled to the 10,000-baht
Read more10,000-baht digital wallet for as many as 50 million Thais: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Nov.10) reconfirmed that the Pheu Thai-led government’s 10,000-baht digital wallet project will benefit as many as 50 million Thais throughout the country, beginning next May. The prime minister announced that an estimated 50 million Thai nationals aged 16 years or over will be entitled to
Read morePheu Thai leader by no means outperforming PM: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHUMTHAM WECHAYACHAI, right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss/”sickly” convict Thaksin Shinawatra, today (Nov.9) categorically dismissed allegations that Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been quietly outperforming Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. According to the deputy prime minister-cum-commerce minister, the newly-named Pheu Thai leader, daughter of the de facto party
Read moreSrettha not beefing up security despite death threat
PRIME MINISTER-cum-Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said late this morning (Nov. 7) that he has not given any orders for extra security after a Thai man was arrested for threatening to kill him in an online post, Naewna newspaper said. The unidentified 29-year-old man was apprehended after sharing a post on X, formerly Twitter, insulting
Read moreISOC missions can no longer be run as in Cold War era: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE INTERNAL SECURITY Operations Command’s missions can no longer be carried out as in the Cold War era which ended long ago, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The prime minister tweeted on his X page to suggest that the army-led agency give up on the outdated Cold War rationale
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