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Future Forward party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, has been criticized for lacking an understanding of the IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) fishing regulations in his attempt to woo owners of commercial fishing vessels affected by the regulations, because of their illegal fishing practices. Mr. Thanaporn Sriyakul, an advisor to the Thai Fisheries Department, said today that Mr.
The Democrat party’s executive committee and MPs have reached a final agreement on its cabinet list, with a late-night shuffling of seats among the seven would-be ministers. Party spokesman Ramet Rattanachaweng said today the party’s list of seven ministers, filling eight posts, had been completed and will be submitted to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for
All the coalition parties, as well as the core party Palang Pracharat, have submitted their cabinet lists to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for consideration. Sources close to Palang Pracharat said today that, of all the cabinet lists already received, the Prime Minister had reservations about Uthai Thani MP Chada Thaiset, who was nominated by the
Discontent appears to be emerging in the Palang Pracharat-led coalition as the Rak Puenpa Prathet Thai party, which commands two party-list House seats, demands a cabinet seat. Meanwhile, a group of 19 Palang Pracharat MPs, representing the northeastern region, is complaining of unfair treatment by the party for leaving them out of the allocation of
The Democrat party’s executive committee has shortlisted seven party members who are qualified to assume eight ministerial posts, allocated to the party by the Palang Pracharat party, after about three hours of debate on their qualifications. The seven would-be cabinet members are party leader Jurin Laksanavisit, party secretary-general Chalermchai Sri-on, four deputy leaders namely Nipon
A Thai man and his five Myanmar crewmen, who have been in custody since Tuesday pending investigation for human trafficking after the recent arrival of 65 Rohingya from Bangladesh, have told Thai police that they were paid 100,000 baht to smuggle the Rohingya to a third country, possibly Malaysia. The alleged confession by Mr. Sangkhom
After completion of a 2-day visit to Thailand’s Deep South region, the Malaysian facilitator for peace talks between the Thai government and Mara Patani, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohammad Noor, 75, gave his first interview to Thai PBS saying he will propose a new round of talks to take place in the next two
The Democrat party is split over the sharing of eight cabinet posts allocated to them by the Palang Pracharat party. The party’s executive committee is scheduled to meet at 2pm this afternoon to discuss who, among the party members, are qualified for the eight posts. Party MPs will join the meeting at 3pm. The positions
The Palang Pracharat party will invite Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to join the party, initially, as a party member and, eventually, to lead the party – replacing Mr. Uttama Savanayana. According to a party source, Mr. Uttama has been assigned by the party to extend the invitation by presenting a membership application form to be
The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) has called on the incoming government to get tough on corruption and to make sure that members of the coalition parties do not get involved in corrupt practices. ACT chairman Mr. Wichien Pongsathorn told a news conference today (Thursday) that the arrival of a new government should be an
The new cabinet is expected to start functioning after the 34th ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place in Bangkok from June 21st to 23rd, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said today (Thursday). The cabinet list has not yet been sent to the palace for endorsement by His Majesty the King, he said, adding that, if
The Palang Pracharat party has appointed a party member to gather evidence from the party’s 27 MPs for use in their defence in the Constitutional Court against the accusations, from the Future Forward party, that they held shares in media firms at the time they registered their election candidacy. The party’s move to help defend
