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In what is seen as an objection to Princess Ubolratana’s bid to become Thailand’s next prime minister, HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn tonight described her one-day-old nomination under the banner of the Thai Raksa Chart party as “inappropriate.” HM the King said, in a Royal Command published in the Royal Gazette on Friday, that the Monarchy
The People’s Reform party, which openly supports Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return as prime minister after the election, has urged the Election Commission to reject the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as its prime ministerial candidate, claiming that it is against electoral regulations. Party leader Paibul Nititawan claimed today that Thai Raksa
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he would finalize his decision about whether he would accept the Palang Pracharat’s invitation to become the party’s prime ministerial candidate tomorrow (Friday) between 9am-10 am and would notify the party through appropriate channels. He said his decision should be a good news for the people but he
The pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party has worked out a Plan B in case Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declines the party’s invitation to become its prime ministerial candidate, said Mr Sontirat Sontijirawong, the party’s secretary-general, today (Wednesday). However, he said that the party is confident that the Prime Minister would accept the invitation but would wait
Pheu Thai party’s election strategy chief Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan vowed on Tuesday to lead the party to election victory to replace the “military government” with a “government which is specialized in economics” to bring a better life to the Thai people. “Today we are not in a period of world war which warrants national management
In an ideal world where political horse-trading is far less influential, voters can effectively assert what they want on the March 24 election. In other words, the 250-strong Senate can be taken out of the equation when installing the new prime minister is concerned, although the chamber is provisionally empowered to have a say in
Registration of candidates for the much-awaited election scheduled for March 24 will begin tomorrow morning (Monday) for all 350 constituencies nationwide. Special attention, however, will focus on Bangkok where the battle for the 30 House seats at stake is expected to be fierce. The five-day registration period will end on Friday. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received a formal invitation from the pro-junta Palang Pracharat party to be its prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming election but insisted he needs a few days to make up his mind. Earlier Gen Prayut vehemently declared once again that he will stay on as prime minister through the election despite
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned this morning that he might be forced to introduce the odd-even number rule for motorists in Bangkok if all other measures to ease the health-threatening smog problem in Bangkok and its peripherals fail. Touching on the ongoing smog problem during his address to officiate the National Strategy exhibition, the prime minister
The pro-junta Palang Pracharat party will tomorrow afternoon extend a formal invitation to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to be its prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming election. Uttama Savanayana, the former industry minister and party leader, will lead a delegation of Palang Pracharat’s key members to meet with Gen Prayut at the Government House to
Activities related to the coronation will kick off on April 6, starting with the launch of a ceremony for the collection of holy water to be held simultaneously in all provinces across the country. The event will be followed by another ceremony to bless the collected water to be held in these provinces on April
The four cabinet ministers who are key members of the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat party have tendered their resignation effective as of tomorrow. Accompanied by government spokesman Putthipong Punnakan, the four ministers, Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana, Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong, Science and Technology Minister Suvit Maesincee and Prime Minister’s Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool, met with Prime
