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The Move Forward party is demanding that the chairman of iTV and president and executive director of its holding company Intouch Holdings, Kim Siritaweechai, explain the discrepancy between his statement during and the minutes of the company’s shareholder meeting regarding iTV’s status as a media company. Move Forward Secretary-General Chaithawat Tulathon said at a news
InTouch Holdings, which holds a 52.92% stake in iTV, notified the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today (Monday) that it is investigating a controversy regarding the actual status of the iTV media company. In a letter to the SET, president and executive director of the company, Kim Siritaweechai, said that the controversy, sparked by recent
Thailand’s registrar of political parties has rejected four complaints, demanding that the Election Commission (EC) proposes to the Constitutional Court that the Move Forward party be disbanded, on the grounds that all of the complaints lack credible evidence. One of the complaints accuses Move Forward MP for Phitsanuloke, Padipat Suntiphada, of offending the monarchy during
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a question
The Election Commission’s decision to pursue possible criminal charges against Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat could pose a serious threat to his chance of becoming Thailand’s next prime minister, according to political analysts. They said senators opposed to Pita would have an excuse not to vote for his prime ministerial nomination while the case
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnsonleft chaos in his wake Saturday after quitting Parliament with a blast at fellow lawmakers he accused of ousting him in a “witch hunt.” As opponents jeered, the Conservative government absorbed the shock of yet another Johnson earthquake, while a band of loyal supporters insisted Britain’s divisive ex-leader could still
Serial petitioner and political activist Srisuwan Janya has vowed to continue checking the performance of political parties and politicians, despite the fact that the Provincial Administration Department (PAD) has dissolved his organisation, the Association to Protect Thai Constitution (APTC). On Friday, PAD Director-General Manrat Ratanasukon issued an order to disband the association, which was registered
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has resolved unanimously to dismiss three complaints filed against Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, accusing him of holding 42,000 shares in iTV, a media company. In rejecting the three complaints, one of them initiated by serial petitioner and political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, the EC explained that the complaints were lodged
Security agencies are probing the activities of a group of students who are calling for a referendum on self-determination for the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, a senior army official said on Friday. The call was made in a statement issued by the so-called Patanian Student Movement (Pelajar Bangsa) on Wednesday, during a public forum
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has ordered a recount of the votes cast at 47 polling stations, after it was discovered that the number of ballots cast in the May 14th general election does not match the number of voters who showed up to vote. An informed source close to the EC said that the mismatch
A potential knockout blow looms for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as he bids to take over the PM’s post after his party’s stunning election win on May 14. The legal challenge over his ownership of media shares could stop the PM-hopeful in his tracks if the Election Commission (EC) decides to hand the case
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shrugged off a veiled threat from Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat that his future government will launch an investigation into alleged misconduct by the Prayut administration over the past eight years. After the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the prime minister said curtly “I am not afraid.” Pita said he
