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Copies of an arrest warrant, carrying the police image of Kok An, a Cambodian fugitive wanted by Thai police for allegedly being the mastermind behind scam operations in the Cambodian town of Poipet, have been posted at numerous locations along the Thai-Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has admitted that he invited former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a meeting of the economic “Team Thailand” today, for a discussion about the US tariffs, because Thaksin is well versed on the issue and could provide some valuable feedback.
Opposition Leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has accused the government of lacking sincerity, because it refuses to promise that it will not resubmit the controversial draft Entertainment Complex, or casino bill, to parliament during its next session.
Kla Tham party MP Ekkarat Changlao, of Khon Kaen province, has been suspended from performing his parliamentary duties by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders, after it agreed to consider a petition from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
People’s party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has urged government and opposition parties to support its draft amnesty bill in its first reading, so all parties can settle their differences over the bill during its scrutiny period.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared that his once-close relationship with Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen is over, expressing shock and deep regret over what he claimed Hun Sen did to his daughter, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has pushed back against claims by former interior minister Anutin Charnvirakul, accusing him of exaggerating the nature of her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping vis-à-vis the controversial casino bill.
China’s President Xi Jinping tried to convince Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to drop Pheu Thai’s flagship project, known as casino bill or face repercussions in tourism and bilateral trade, former interior minister Anutin Charnvirakul revealed.
The Cabinet dropped the draft Integrated Entertainment Complex bill from the debate agenda of the House of Representatives today. Commonly known as ‘the casino bill’, it was a flagship project of the Pheu Thai-led administration under Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office questioned nine officials of the Corrections Department today, in connection with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s six-month stay in the Police General Hospital (PGH) while serving a prison sentence.
Former central bank governor Tarisa Watanagase has sent an open letter, addressed to Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira, reminding him of the importance of the independence of the central bank from political interference in the selection of its new governor.
The People’s party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut submitted draft charter amendments to House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha today, which are aimed at reducing the power of the Constitutional Court and independent agencies, while making them more accountable to the public.
