Tag: politics
Deposed MP might be hit with 10-year jail term, ban from politics
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PALANG PRACHARATH MP SIRA Jenjaka might be put into jail and banned from politics for many years following yesterday’s ruling of the Constitutional Court to deprive him of his MP status, according to Thai Liberal Party leader Seripisut Temiyavej. Seripisut commented that the deposed MP of the ruling party could …
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Palang Pracharath MP retroactively loses MP status
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN PALANG PRACHARATH MP Sira Jenjaka today (Dec. 22) was deprived of his MP status at the order of the Constitutional Court for having been previously convicted of fraud. Seven out of nine judges of the Constitutional Court passed the majority ruling to retroactively terminate the MP status of Sira who …
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Two parties vying to recruit comic monk upon disrobement
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO MAJOR PARTIES ARE currently vying to recruit famed comic monk Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto into their camp if he should disrobes himself from Buddhism anytime soon. Palang Pracharath and Pheu Thai parties have been openly wooing the monk who is largely reputed for his hilarious preaching of Buddhist values …
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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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Pheu Thai MP told to stop doing duties over attempted extortion charge
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PHEU THAI MP was yesterday (Dec. 15) ordered by the Supreme Court to immediately stop doing his legislative duties pending a ruling on an attempted money extortion charge filed against him. The Supreme Court handed out the order for MP Anurak Tangpanithanon of Mukdaharn to immediately stop performing as …
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Southern by-election to see fierce contest among 3 coalition partners
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BY-ELECTION FOR MPs in southern constituencies will likely feature unrelenting contests among three coalition partners in government, namely Palang Pracharath Party, Bhumjaithai Party and Democrat Party. The by-election in Chumphon Constituency 1 and Songkhla Constituency 6 is tentatively scheduled by the Election Commission on January 16 for an MP …
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Thai Sang Thai Party caravan headed for all 77 provinces
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CARAVAN OF ABOUT 50 AUTOMOBILES was launched today (Dec. 10) for members of Thai Sang Thai Party to travel from Bangkok to the provinces and build up pre-election popularity along the way. Entitled “Sang Thai 77 Jangwat” (create Thai in 77 provinces), the Thai Sang Thai Party caravan is …
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Five govt lawmakers lose MP status due to previous anti-vote activism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FIVE LAWMAKERS attached to coalition partners in government were today (Dec. 8) deprived of their MP status by judgement of the Constitutional Court over their outlawed activism conducted against a general election seven years ago. The Constitutional Court ruled the anti-vote activism orchestrated by the five deposed MPs, namely Thaworn …
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Maverick MP becomes leader of Pheu Chart Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP SARANWUT Saranket has become leader of Pheu Chart Party. Saranwut was today (Nov. 21) named leader of the six MPs Pheu Chart Party during an extraordinary caucus of the party where the outspoken MP of Uttaradit recently joined after he had been ousted from Pheu Thai Party. Last …
Ex-election commissioner joins Thai Liberal Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ELECTION commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn has joined Thai Liberal Party under leadership of former police chief Seripisut Temiyavej. Somchai confirmed today (Oct. 30) he has already registered himself with the 10-MP opposition party but said he is yet undecided whether he will contest the next election under the tickets of Seripisut’s …
No cabinet reshuffle arising from party conflict anytime soon: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan said today (Oct. 29) there will be no cabinet reshuffle on the part of the largest coalition partner anytime soon following an internal conflict which he said has already come to an end. No cabinet members attached to the disintegrated Palang Pracharath Party will …
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Pro-Prayut conspiracy hatched against Palang Pracharath secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NOVEL CONSPIRACY has been quietly hatched to trim down the influence of Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompow over the rank and file of the ruling party to the extent that he be eventually kept out of the way for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to prolong his rule beyond the …
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Court endorses MP status for own party-dissolving lawmaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN LAWMAKER PAIBUL Nititawan today (Oct. 20) survived a legal battle with help from the Constitutional Court to retain his MP status after he had dissolved his own People Reform Party in order to leave for Palang Pracharath Party two years ago. The Constitutional Court judges ruled in majority consensus …
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Fresh push to dissolve Pheu Thai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION WILL BE FILED in pursuit of the dissolution of Pheu Thai Party on a charge of being illegally masterminded and influenced by an outsider, namely former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Palang Pracharath MP Sira Jenjakha alleged today (Oct. 19) that Thaksin was evidently masterminding and pulling the strings …
Prawit denies butting heads with Prayut, pledges love ‘until death do us part’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan today (Sept. 22) denied he has quietly remained at odds with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and commented they have always loved each other like brothers for the last five decades. During an official visit to flood victims in Ayutthaya, Prawit, who concurrently heads the Palang Pracharath …
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PM focus of no-confidence debate
The Prime Minister and ten Government ministers will be targeted by the Opposition in a no-confidence debate on issues ranging from corruption to their flawed handling of Covid19. The opposition has taken aim at Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha while also training their guns on 10 cabinet members from three coalition parties: the Palang Pracharath Party …