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Is Bangkok about to elect its 18th governor, or will the 17th chief secure a second term? The answer to this – and many other questions – will emerge on June 28, when the Thai capital’s 4.5 million voters head to the polls.
The opposition People’s party has proposed two constitutional amendment drafts to parliament, seeking the creation of a 150-member Constitution Drafting Assembly by means of two different electoral systems.
Two former senior members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Pol Gen Watcharaphol Prasarnratchakit and Supa Piyajitti, were sentenced to three years in prison today by the Criminal Court’s Corruption and Misconduct Cases Division over the luxury wristwatch case involving Gen Prawit Wongsuwan.
The People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut and the Senate are engaged in a showdown, with senators threatening legal action against him unless he apologises within three days.
Supreme Court President Adisak Tantiwong has issued a directive providing guidelines to judges on how to handle court cases deemed to be Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), in order to protect honest defendants acting in the public interest.
Large crowds flocked to Krung Thai Bank branches across the country this morning after being unable, or not knowing how, to register for the 4,000-baht benefit under the “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” scheme.
PM's Office Minister Paradorn Prissananantakul was all smiles today after learning that 22 million out of the 30 million eligible Thai citizens had applied on the first day of registration for the 4,000-baht subsidy under the “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” scheme.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to decide next Thursday whether to let the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) charge Kla Tham party MP for Songkhla Chonnapat Naksua with alleged involvement in online gambling operations and a transnational criminal network.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hit back at Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut today, accusing him of lacking maturity and knowledge of national administration.
Opposition People’s party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has demanded that the government reconsiders its decision to invite members of Privy Council to a meeting of the National Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command on Tuesday.
Bhumjaithai lawmakers today submitted a constitutional rewrite draft legislation to House Speaker Sophon Zaram, with its leader and current prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul saying that the party is responding to the will of the people following a referendum calling for certain constitutional changes.
