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Political activist Sirawith Seritiwat, or “Ja New”, posted on his Facebook page last night (Wednesday) to express gratitude to those who care about democracy and who are concerned about him. “I want to thank a lot of people who care about democracy, are concerned about me, stand by me and support me in every way,”
Amnesty International (AI) Thailand today urged Thai police to speed up the hunt for the perpetrators of a brutal assault on anti-junta political activist Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat on a busy road in Bangkok last week. AI Thailand director Mrs. Piyanut Kotesarn said her organization is demanding that the Thai government attach importance to the
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has likened the new government, which is yet to be set up, to a large steel ship, carrying both people and cargo, which can go rusty and sink if the rust is ignored. The best way to protect the steel ship from rust is for everyone on board to do
Long-serving secretary-general of the Pheu Thai party, Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, has left his post today, along with the other members of the party’s executive committee, in order to let the “new generation” party members take the lead roles. He said today that the resignation of the entire executive committee, including party leader Pol Lt-Gen Wirote
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has accused Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of being the cause of political problems in Thailand, not the politicians who are being blamed by the Prime Minister. He said today that the Prime Minister had accused politicians of stalling attempts to form the government and had threatened to resort to
The cabinet today endorsed the United Nations Security Council’s March 2019 resolution demanding that member states ensure that their counter-terrorism laws and activities are in compliance with their obligations under international law. The resolution also calls upon member states to conduct financial investigations into terrorism-related cases and to investigate and prosecute cases of terrorist financing
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that there is no problem in the Palang Pracharat party which warrants his intervention. Asked by reporters whether he will step in to address conflicts in the core party of the coalition alliance, caused by the Sam Mitr faction’s discontent over cabinet seat allocation, the Prime Minister snapped back
The Office of the Election Commission has clarified that it actually spent 463 million baht of the total 1.3 billion baht budget allocated for the election and selection of 250 senators. The EC’s Office decided to issue a clarification after the office came under heavy criticism from the opposition, academics and other critics for alleged
The conflict over cabinet seat allocation in the Palang Pracharat party has been settled after the Sam Mitr faction agreed to withdraw their demand for the reinstatement of Mr. Suriya Juangroongruantkit as the energy minister and for the expulsion of party secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong. Party leader Uttama Savanayana and two co-leaders of the Sam Mitr
Palang Pracharat secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong said today that he regretted the conflict in the party over cabinet seat allocation and he offered to surrender the energy portfolio to the Sam Mitr group if it will help ease the internal conflict. The energy portfolio was offered Mr. Sontirat by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after it had
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has offered an apology to the Thai people, saying that he felt uncomfortable with the internal problems in the Palang Pracharat party over cabinet seat sharing. In his message today, the Prime Minister said that he felt uncomfortable and would like to apologize to the public on behalf of the Palang
Thailand’s national police chief, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, today advised political activists to seek official protection if they feel unsafe as a result of their activities. Pol Gen Chakthip chaired a meeting this morning (Sunday) with metropolitan police responsible for investigating the brutal attack on anti-junta political activist Siriwith Serithiwat, alias Ja New, following an
