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The Pheu Thai Party will opt out of discussions on lifting of political restrictions between political parties and the Election Commission if the invitation comes from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The party’s secretary-general, Mr Phumtham Vecchayachai, said over the weekend that there is no need for another meeting to discuss further
Prime Miniser Prayut Chan-o-cha has congratulated Ms Panida “Nong Bam” Yotpanya after she was admitted as a staff of the Office of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, according to government spokesman Putthipong Punnakan. Ms Panida shot to fame for her bravery in blowing the whistle about alleged corruption in the fund for destitute people when
With the election approaching, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday pleaded with all parties concerned to refrain from provoking unrest, causing public confusion or sowing seeds of conflict. In his weekly nation-wide address, the prime minister said that most people do not have immunity and could be easily misled and it is the country that
Court trial of criminal offences and verdict reading in the future can be done even without the presence of the defendants under amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code overwhelmingly endorsed by the National Legislative Assembly on Friday. The NLA unanimously voted in favour of the amendments which will empower the court to conduct hearings as
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has voiced support for the idea of having pet dogs and cats registered and attached with micro chips but wants the registration fee to be cheap. In his address to some 500 start-up entrepreneurs at the Government House this morning, the prime minister insisted that his government was not financially broke
Don Pramudwinai’s post as the foreign minister is intact after the Constitutional Court on Wednesday found him not guilty of violating a provision of the charter regarding his wife’s shareholding in excess of five percent in a private company as alleged by a member of the Pheu Thai party. The court ruled with a majority
The government is expected to hold discussions with political parties on further easing of political restrictions in late November or early December, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday. He said he had assigned his deputy, Dr Wissanu Krea-ngarm, and the government’s legal team to work in details with the Election Commission about the forthcoming
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was all smiles on Monday during a visit to the northern province of Phayao when a famous palmist told him that he would remain as the country’s leader for a long time In a brief meeting with the prime minister, 78-year-old Kaewmoon Bua-ngern, a well-known palm reader in Phayao province, described
Acting Pheu Thai party leader Pol Lt-Gen Viroj Pao-in was confirmed as the leader of the party at its general assembly today. The general assembly also voted veteran politician and former MP of Sa Kaeo Mr Sanoh Thienthong as the party chairman while Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, the party’s first contender for the premiership, was voted
The spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has come out to defend the deployment of military personnel to observe political activities by parties and individual politicians in order to ensure peace and order and to prevent incitement of unrest. Colonel Winthai Suvaree said Sunday that the troop deployment was not intended
PLANTATION, Fla. (Reuters) – The man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of US President Donald Trump’s leading critics was arrested on Friday in Florida on federal charges in a case echoing the rancor of one of the most toxic election campaigns in decades. Cesar Sayoc, 56, a part-time pizza deliveryman,
Whatever the outcome of its ongoing leadership race, the Democrat Party can at least claim to have set a political precedent. The three candidates joined in a debate yesterday as part of the party’s primary election of its new leader. They put forth their visions on how to lead the party into the upcoming general
