New Pheu Thai leader vows reform to win back public trust
New Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat said that transforming the party is not merely an option, but a necessity.
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New Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat said that transforming the party is not merely an option, but a necessity.
Former Deputy Finance Minister Julapan Amornvivat was elected as the new leader of the Pheu Thai Party, receiving 354 out of 369 votes at the party’s general assembly today.
The Election Commission (EC) would like to have at least 75 days to make preparations to hold the general election and the referendum to approve the new Constitution simultaneously, tentatively on March 29th, according to EC Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee.
Outspoken Senator Nantana Nantavaropas has hit back at the majority of the Senate, describing their resolution, faulting her for a gross ethical violation by allegedly describing a fellow senator as a “pork vendor”, as a “shameful decision.”
Thailand is moving to bring home two elephants given to Sri Lanka decades ago, amid concerns over their deteriorating health. The government has sent a minister-led delegation to discuss the repatriation of the aging animals, who are reportedly suffering from overwork and visible injuries.
Jakarta--Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he wanted to revive the struggling Democrat Party and transform it into a credible alternative in the next general election.
Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong announced his resignation today, after he was implicated by foreign media of being one of seven Thai politicians allegedly involved with transnational scam networks in Cambodia.
The opposition Pheu Thai party is scheduled to hold a general assembly on October 31 to elect their new party leader and executive committee, according to an informed party source.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has resigned as leader of the Pheu Thai party, effective today, to clear the way for the party to undertake a major restructuring.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reiterated that he has the power to dissolve Parliament whenever he deems appropriate, even before the agreed deadline at the end of January.
Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday used three metaphors, referencing Taylor Swift, football transfers and artificial intelligence, during his first speech addressing the challenges facing the Democrat party and Thai politics after his return to the party leadership yesterday.
Abhisit Vejjajiva has been elected, uncontested, to be the new leader of the Democrats, Thailand’s oldest political party, at its general assembly today. A new executive committee was also elected.