Somsak gets only 15 minutes to address Medical Council today
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin will be given only 15 minutes, from noon, to address members of the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) at its meeting today.
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Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin will be given only 15 minutes, from noon, to address members of the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) at its meeting today.
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not attend this Friday’s inquiry, which has been set by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office to examine the enforcement of his prison term, his lawyer said.
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin will attend the meeting of the Medical Council tomorrow, to explain to council members why he vetoed its May 8th resolution to suspend the medical licenses of the two Police General Hospital (PGH) doctors temporarily, said Treechada Srithada, the ministry’s spokesperson for political affairs, today.
The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) has expressed concern over the prime minister’s communications team recording and publishing images of members of the media while they were interviewing Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
About 200 members and supporters of the People and Student Network for the Reform of Thailand rallied in front of the Ministry of Public Health this morning, to offer moral support to the Medical Council, which is due to convene tomorrow regarding the upholding of its May 8th resolution to discipline three doctors involved in former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 6-month stay at the Police General Hospital, instead of in prison.
The United Thai Nation party is on the brink of breaking up, as a group of 21 MPs, led by Deputy Commerce Minister Suchart Chomklin, submitted a letter to PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Monday, demanding the ouster from the Cabinet of Deputy PM and Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
Political whistle blower Srisuwan Janya filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, demanding an investigation into Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai over their alleged inaction against intruding Cambodian forces, allowing them to remain on Thai territory for more than a week.
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has asked the Information Technology Crime Suppression Centre to investigate the leak of messages from a Medical Council member Line group, commenting on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s controversial stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH) for six months, enabling him to avoid serving time in prison.
A joint panel will be set up to handle the ongoing border tension with Cambodia, with the Foreign Ministry and the Army tasked with communicating with the public, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today.
A group of 74 former senators have signed up to support the Medical Council in its upholding of its ruling to discipline three doctors in connection with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s six-month stay on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital (PGH). He did not serve one day of his sentence in prison.
Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat has insisted that a casino must be an integral party of the government’s ambitious entertainment complex project to generate tourism revenue, which would otherwise go to destinations with casinos.
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed speculation today that he might be made to exchange portfolios with Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong in a cabinet reshuffle.