Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Pheu Thai party has assigned Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a key member, to head a small team to approach senators individually, seeking their support for the party’s bid to form the government and its prime ministerial candidate, to be selected by the parliament on July 27th. Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew said today (Sunday) that they must
Blame for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s failed bid to become prime minister has fallen on Article 272 of the Constitution. Pita fell short of the majority required to take the top job during a parliamentary vote on July 13. The charter’s transitory clause empowers the Senate to elect a prime minister jointly with the
A former dean of the Faculty of Law at Thammasat University has asked Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate 235 senators for allegedly defying ethical conduct rules over their rejection of Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s prime ministerial candidacy on July 13th. Panat Tasneeyanond said that only 13 out of 249 senators voted
Cambodia holds a one-sided election on Sunday that is certain to prolong the ruling party’s dominance of politics, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of the reign of one of the world’s longest-serving premiers. The contest is effectively a one-horse race, with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP),
The Bhumjaithai party has informed the Pheu Thai party that it cannot join the coalition in their bid to form a government with the Move Forward party still part of it. Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew told the media, after a meeting with core members of the Bhumjaithai party this afternoon (Saturday), that they
As the Pheu Thai party takes over from the Move Forward party at the core of the government- forming 8-party coalition, it is a good time to take a look at the party’s key economic policies, presented during its electoral campaign. The ten key policies are: Digital wallet. Every Thai citizen over the age of
Pheu Thai Party, entrusted with forming the post-election coalition by its political allies, will today meet with two political parties in the outgoing Prayut administration to seek their support for its prime minister candidate. An endorsement by Bhumjaithai and Chat Thai Pattana, which have 70 MPs and 10 MPs respectively would ensure that Pheu Thai
Core members of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties held an informal meeting this afternoon (Saturday) at the Pheu Thai party head office, at the invitation of Pheu Thai, to discuss solutions to the current political stalemate. The Bhumjaithai party was represented by its leader, Anutin Charnvirakul, secretary-general Saksayam Chidchob and deputy leader Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn,
Being prime minister is not as important as stopping the continued succession of “old power”, said Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat in his social media post Friday night. It was followed by a video clip reiterating the same message. In his statement, Pita said that it is clear that the conservatives will not allow
Police have arrested 14 people allegedly involved in an online gambling network, in which serial cyanide murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn and her husband, Pol Lt-Col Vitoon, were regular customers, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, told the media today (Friday). He said that the couple had incurred a huge amount of debt
Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police and officials from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) seized assets worth about 90 million baht in coordinated raids yesterday (Thursday) on six locations in the north-eastern province of Udon Thani and one location in Bangkok, believed to be connected with a call centre scam gang. The CCIB said that,
Members of the Sak Surin fan club, the Thai elephant recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, will have a chance to meet him during Thailand’s Mother’s Day holidays, between August 11th and 13th, after the end of his 30-day quarantine period. Sak Surin is currently quarantined at the National Elephant Institute of the Forest Industry Organisation in
