Tag: Chanocha
BTS Green Line project extension no breaking point for coalition govt: Anutin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER / BHUMJAITHAI Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul denied today (Feb.15) the controversial extension of the BTS Green Line concession might finally be a breaking point for the Palang Pracharath-led coalition government. Anutin categorically dismissed speculation that the coalition government would fall apart in the face of the planned …
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Prayut might be named leader of Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha might probably be named leader of a brand-new Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, according to party founder Seksakol Attawong. In next month’s general caucus of Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, Seksakol said he would name Prayut as leader of his party if nobody else was found …
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Prawit says no to interior minister’s seat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan said today (Feb.8) he will definitely not take the post of interior minister currently held by one of his “beloved” brothers, Anupong Paojinda. The Palang Pracharath leader who concurrently acts as deputy prime minister dismissed hearsay that Thai Economic Party MPs headed by ex-Palang …
Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party offers to name Prayut as PM after next election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RUAM THAI SANG CHART Party will offer to name Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as candidate for head of a post-election government only if Palang Pracharath Party no longer does following the polls, said Seksakol Attawong, assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister, today (Feb.7). The founder of a brand-new Ruam …
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Analysis: Many more Palang Pracharath MPs bound to leave disintegrated party
By Out-crowd MANY PALANG PRACHARATH MPs are quietly looking to desert for other parties following last month’s surprise exodus of MP Thammanat Prompow and 20 fellow lawmakers. Those politicians would undoubtedly cringe at the probability of being defeated in the next general election if they continued to stay with the disintegrated party and were …
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Hearsay over cabinet seats for Thammanat clique denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PALANG PRACHARATH Party secretary-general Thammanat Prompow yesterday (Feb. 2) categorically denied he has been involved in a hush-hush negotiation for a few cabinet seats which could possibly be provided by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thammanat dismissed such hearsay as “groundless” and contended that a clique of 20 MPs under his …
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General election to be held no later than middle of this year: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra yesterday (Feb. 1) said he did not believe a military coup will occur anytime soon but forecast a general election will likely take place no later than the middle of this year. In Care Talk/Care Clubhouse live podcast programme, Thaksin advised Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve …
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Prayut shrugs off persistent lack of House quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Dec. 24) shrugged off the persistent lack of a quorum in the House of Representatives, bluntly saying it was no cause for concern to him. Prayut commented that a House quorum, either adequate or lacking, specifically during the deliberation of significant items of agenda was …
Lack of House quorum triggered by Prayut’s absence: Opposition MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE REPEATED LACK OF A QUORUM in the House of Representatives has obviously followed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s absence in the first place, commented an opposition lawmaker today (Dec. 19). Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian charged that Prayut has rarely attended House meetings and instead assigned cabinet members to respond …
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PM advises people to raise chickens for eggs to overcome poverty
DURING a visit to southernmost Yala province today (Dec. 15) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at one point focused on household debt and suggested that each household raise two chickens for eggs, TV Channel 7 said. In discussions with state agencies in this province Gen. Prayut mentioned that the government saw the poverty problem and one …
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PM furious over critics focusing on his rich and poor comment
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha is fuming over social media critics targetting his comment on the rich and poor using the expressway and public roads which he pointed out is a misinterpretation, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 5) In the speech Gen. Prayut gave at the opening of the Suk Pracha Romklao Housing Project at one point …
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Prayut tells coalition partners to indefinitely put off partying
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Nov. 30) told coalition partners in government to indefinitely put off partying among themselves in the wake of an Omicron variant. During today’s cabinet meeting at Government House, Prayut called for the indefinite postponement to the planned partying among all cabinet members and MPs attached …
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Anti-Prayut activists, academics, MPs alerted of hackers on their iPhone
By Thai Newsroom Reporters STREET ACTIVISTS, UNIVERSITY academics and opposition MPs critical of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha have been warned of unidentified hackers trying to access their iPhone data storage systems. House Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and Public Participation Chairman Natcha Boonchai-insawat said today (Nov. 25) an estimated 20 political activists, academics …
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Prayut to be told to dissolve House if lack of quorum repeated: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha would be told to dissolve the House of Representatives and call a general election if lack of a quorum for House meetings repeatedly occurred, according to Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan. Prawit who concurrently performs as deputy premier was quoted as saying during yesterday’s (Nov. …
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Thaksin: Name of Prayut’s new party similar to Sudarat’s party
FORMER Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said this evening (Nov. 23) in a Clubhouse chat, where he uses the alias Tony Woodsome, that the name of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s new party is similar to one set up by former Pheu Thai Party heavyweight Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, Matichon newspaper said. At one point of his …
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Roads around Govt House closed as musicians show up to submit petition
WITH representatives of musicians showing up to submit a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning (Nov. 23) police closed the roads around the Government House to ensure security, Thai Rath newspaper said. Gen. Prayut arrived at Government House at 9 a.m. to attend a Cabinet meeting scheduled for every Tuesday but roads …
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Prayut denies military is competing in the marketplace
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Nov. 21) his order for troops to grow parsley and use military vehicles to transport goods was not aimed at competing with anyone and urged the public to not listen to ill-intentioned people, Amarin TV said. Both the Royal Thai Army and Navy are preparing military vehicles to …
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CIA Deputy Chief quietly meets with Prayut, focus on Myanmar not confirmed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES’ Central Intelligence Agency today (Nov. 19) met with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to discuss bilateral and regional security cooperation. National Security Council secretary-general Supot Malaniyom confirmed CIA deputy director David S. Cohen informally discussed with Prayut some bilateral and regional security cooperation …
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Prayut holds talks with deputy CIA chief
HUSH-HUSH talks were held between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as the defence minister and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Mr. David S. Cohen at the Government House this morning (Nov. 19), Sanook.com said. When Gen. Prayut arrived at the Government House early this morning, his agenda till noon was …
People-endorsed constitution amendment bill voted down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT legislation historically endorsed by the people to keep Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from prolonging his rule beyond the next election was today (Nov. 17) overwhelmingly voted down by government MPs and senators. Following a marathon debate in a joint House of Representatives/Senate session, the amendment bill was rejected …
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Billboards welcoming Prayut to Krabi slashed and torn
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ROADSIDE BILLBOARDS welcoming Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha were slashed and torn by unknown persons in downtown Krabi, police said today (Nov. 15). Several welcome signs temporarily erected at roadside spots in the capital district of the southern province greeting the visiting Prayut and cabinet members were obviously impaired by a few …
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‘The stupid leader is leaving us all for dead’ hashtag now trending on Twitter
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “THE STUPID LEADER IS leaving us all for dead” satirical phrase is currently a trending hashtag on Twitter literally describing how bizarre and ludicrous Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s handling of the people’s economic woes could allegedly be. Written in a well-known code of initials of the Thai alphabet, PNNGRJTKM, literally …
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