By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK Shinawatra could possibly be accused in absentia and retroactive fashion of taking kickbacks from suspected scammers, albeit unaware of their rogue activities, unless a censure motion against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul or any other members of the Bhumjaithai-led cabinet in the House of Representatives was foiled
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Yingluck finally ordered to pay in part for loss-ridden rice subsidy scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT today (May 22) passed judgment to overrule the Central Administrative Court’s earlier verdict for fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and finally gave an order for her to pay compensation in cash for damage done in a previous Pheu Thai government’s graft-infested rice subsidy scheme. The
Read moreAnalysis: Yingluck’s scot-free homecoming Thaksin’s ultimate challenge
FUGITIVE FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would have literally mingled with Songkran revellers in her home province of Chiang Mai over the upcoming weekend if de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra had not chosen to keep his self-exiled sister patiently waiting abroad for the yearly, water-splashing festival next time around. The billionaire power
Read more5 factors preventing Thaksin from bringing Yingluck back: Thepthai
A FORMER Democrat MP said in a Facebook post today (Feb. 10) there are five key factors preventing de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra from bringing his sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra back to Thailand from her self-exile overseas, Naewna newspaper said Mr. Thepthai Senapong voiced his opinion in his post entitled “Will
Read moreThaksin puts off Yingluck’s return to Thailand
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra said today (Feb. 9) his sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s return to Thailand to mark Songkran festival here this year as anticipated hinges on appropriateness, Naewna newspaper said. Asked what factors are preventing her return, Thaksin replied that there are many factors involved. Asked whether she would
Read moreYingluck won’t be returning under ‘Thaksin model’: Pita
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (Dec. 8) that it is unlikely fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will return home under a similar model her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra used to do so, Naewna newspaper said. Pita, who is currently adviser to Progressive Movement’s chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and
Read moreThaksin to exploit legal loopholes, use personal power to bring Yingluck home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has quietly resolved to use legal loopholes and apply his thinly veiled, personal power by which his fugitive sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra could probably return home without being subsequently thrown in jail, a partisan source confirmed today (Dec. 4). The billionaire power
Read moreBoonsong’s release not leading to Yingluck’s return: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra today (Dec. 3) categorically denied yesterday’s release of former Pheu Thai commerce minister-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom on parole might probably prompt a foreseeable homecoming of her fugitive aunt/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from self-exile abroad. Paetongtarn, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, dismissed speculation
Read moreThaksin brags about Yingluck’s planned homecoming ahead of Songkran
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra has reconfirmed that his sister/former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would return home from self-exile abroad by next April. During a recent interview with Nikkei Asia in Thailand, the de facto Pheu Thai boss said the fugitive former prime minister who has been earlier
Read morePM mum on hearsay of Yingluck seeking royal pardon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (July 16) declined to respond to rumours that the fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been seeking royal pardon so she could return home sooner or later from self-exile abroad. Srettha smiled and walked away when asked by reporters at Government House to comment
Read moreWissanu downplays hearsay of ‘legal miracles’ to help Thaksin, Yingluck
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER DEPUTY PRIME minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm today (May 30) dismissed speculation that he might probably conjure up “legal miracles” again to help de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra or deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra with their legal battles. Dubbed a high-calipered “legal servant” handling legal affairs on behalf of
Read morePichit denies 10-year-old rice eating campaign politically motivated
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE MINISTER Pichit Chuenban today (May 8) dismissed criticism that the Pheu Thai-led government’s promotion of public consumption of the 10-year-old rice from government stock under a previous rice subsidy programme was merely part of a hidden ploy for deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return home some
Read moreThaksin seeks annex to ‘secret deal’ to bring Yingluck back home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra is virtually seeking a fresh annex to a “secret deal” which he had earlier made with the powers-that-be to the extent that his sister/deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra be literally free to return home from self-exile abroad sooner or later without
Read moreYingluck’s planned homecoming only up to Thaksin: Ex-Democrat MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WHETHER AND WHEN deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra might eventually return home from self-exile abroad without being subsequently thrown into jail would only depend on her own brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra and nobody else. Former Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong today (Apr. 15) posted on his
Read moreYingluck being named UN special envoy for Myanmar could be April Fools’ Day prank
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara said today (Apr. 2) unconfirmed hearsay of deposed Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra being named a special envoy for Myanmar attached to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Office might only be an April Fools’ Day prank. Parnpree was responding to a news report published yesterday
Read moreYingluck will probably come back as soon as after Songkran next month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER-cum-convict at large Yingluck Shinawatra would probably return home as soon as after Songkran festival next month and be probably given a curtailed, one-year jail sentence upon her anticipated homecoming, according to a former Red Shirt leader. Former MP/Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has posted on his Facebook
Read moreYingluck’s planned return without being imprisoned could be ‘the last straw’: Jurin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PLANNED HOMECOMING of deposed prime minister-cum-convict at large Yingluck Shinawatra without imprisonment could possibly be “the last straw” for those who might no longer tolerate an evident undermining of the country’s rules of law and judicial process, said a prominent lawmaker today (Mar 6). Former Democrat leader Jurin Laksanavisit
Read moreYingluck would probably return home after August 22: Ex-MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS of her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would probably return home from self-exile abroad and would literally be kept far from jail upon her planned homecoming, according to a former lawmaker. Ex-Democrat MP Thepthai Senapong posted on
Read moreSupreme Court clears Yingluck in negligence case
By Naewna, Matichon and Reuters published by CNA THE Supreme Court cleared former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence in a roadshow project to promote infrastructure projects dismissing all the charges against her and five other defendants, Naewna and Matichon newspapers said this afternoon (Mar. 4). The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Persons Holding
Read moreNo Democrat design to keep self-exiled Yingluck at bay: House committee chair
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POLICE Affairs Chair Chaichana Dejdecho today (Feb. 22) categorically denied that his Democrat colleagues have quietly hatched a partisan move to keep self-exiled, deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from practically following in the footsteps of her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra. The House
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