Bhumjaithai Party unveils PM slate ahead of general election
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced the three prime ministerial candidates for his Bhumjaithai Party, including the popular Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun.
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced the three prime ministerial candidates for his Bhumjaithai Party, including the popular Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva submitted evidence to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today, allegedly implicating about a dozen Thai nationals, including a former minister and a current minister, of involvement with transnational cybercrime syndicates.
A former senator has asked the national anti-corruption watchdog to investigate an allegation that an outspoken People’s Party MP failed to include in her assets declaration a bicycle she used during her election campaign.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today that he has recommended the rejection of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for a royal pardon, in connection with his prison sentence on corruption charges.
The Constitutional Court has resolved unanimously to reject a petition challenging the legality of the memorandum of agreement signed between Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai party, and Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People party, under which the People party agreed to support Anutin’s prime ministerial candidacy subject to four conditions.
Finance Permanent Secretary Lavaron Sangsnit said today that the Revenue Department, the Office of Attorney-General and the Legal Execution Department will be involved in the collection imprisoned former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 17.6 billion baht in unpaid personal income tax.
The Supreme Court has overturned the ruling of the Court of Appeal for Specialised Cases, which spared former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from paying 17.6 billion baht in capital gains tax for the transfer of his shares in Shin Corporation to his two children, Panthongtae and Pinthongtha Shinawatra, back in 2006.
The attorney-general has ordered prosecutors to appeal against the Criminal Court’s acquittal of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on a lèse majesté charge over a remark he made during an interview with a South Korean television station, which was deemed to be defamatory to the monarchy.
The United States is treating tariff talks with Thailand and Thailand’s suspension of joint declaration commitments with Cambodia as separate issues and they should not be intertwined, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul claimed today, quoting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Former Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday by the Appeals Court, for his role in leading a group of people to lay siege to Bang Klan Temple in Phichit province to force the expulsion of the acting abbot seven years ago.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that the official visit to China, from today through next Monday, by Their Majesties the King and Queen is the first by a Thai Monarch in over 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Representatives of restaurants and entertainment establishments submitted a petition addressed to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today, asking for clarification and review of the new Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, which came into force on November 8th.