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Opposition MPs have protested against what they allege is too much time being given to cabinet ministers to address the censure accusations and have proposed the convening of a special session for the debate. On the second day of the censure debate today (Tuesday), there were periodic disruptions by opposition MPs protesting against ministers spending
At 4.30pm on February 24th, over a thousand Kasetsart University (KU) students, and other people interested in playing an active part in political justice and democracy after the Constitutional Court dissolved the Future Forward Party, gathered in front of KU’s auditorium. One of the students said “I am not so sure whether the judgment was
Promoting cronyism, favouring big businesses and being incompetent. These were among charges levelled by the opposition against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the first day of the censure debate on Monday. Even his temperament – his often outbursts in front of the media in particular – was also included by his critics in the list
The dissolution of Future Forward Party has prompted students at at least three major universities in Bangkok to stage political rallies to voice their opposition to what they see as unfair treatment of the country’s young political party. Hundreds of students of Kasetsart and Chulalongkorn universities staged two simultaneous rallies on their campuses on Monday
Former secretary-general of the Future Forward party, Dr. Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, was been dealt a huge setback upon learning that nine MPs from the defunct party have defected to the government coalition Bhumjaithai party. “I never thought that, following the dissolution of the party, everything would be forgotten so quickly. I believe, when they (the defectors)
Opposition leader Sompong Amornvivat opened up with rapid-fire salvos against the administration of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, accusing it of complete incompetence, failure in national administration, corruption, nepotism and widespread misuse of power. Kicking off the censure debate this afternoon, he accused the Prime Minister of failing to build public confidence in democratic rule, assuming
The Government’s economic policies are tailored to favour large corporations at the expense of the poor, resulting in the minority rich becoming richer while the poor get poorer, said party list MP of the now defunct Future Forward party, Mr. Pita Limjaroenrat, during the censure debate on Monday. As far as GDP (gross domestic product)
Thailand’s opposition parties have lined up 42 speakers for the censure debate this afternoon (Monday), with half of them targeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who doubles as the defence minister. Opposition leader Sompong Amornvivat said this morning that it is necessary for opposition MPs to debate the performance of the previous junta-led administration, because
Former spokeswoman for the now defunct Future Forward party, Pannika Wanich, has challenged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to file a personal defamation claim against her for implicating him in the previous administration’s alleged assistance in the cover-up of Malaysia’s multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is to explore the possibility of taking
Thirty-six law professors, at the Faculty of Law of Thammasat University, have issued a statement voicing their disagreement with the Constitutional Court’s decision to disband the Future Forward party, and to ban its executive committee from politics for ten years, for accepting a 191.2 million baht loan from its then leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. The
The Thai Foreign Ministry said today that it believes countries friendly to Thailand will respect her sovereignty and support acts which are in compliance with the Thai Constitution, just as Thailand does with members of the international community. In a statement, issued today in response to the concern expressed by the US embassy in Bangkok
Palang Pracharath, the key member of the Prayut coalition government, won the by-election in the central province of Khamphaeng Phet on Sunday, a day ahead of the no-confidence debate. Phetchphum Apornrat declared victory after unofficial results showed he beat his rival from Pheu Thai Party, Khamphol Panyakul, by over 10,000 votes. The victory gives the
