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The Administrative Court issued a statement explaining that it did not order former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay the state about 10 billion baht in compensation, for the losses incurred from the controversial rice pledging scheme more than a decade ago.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra gave a special lecture on illegal drug suppression today, at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, marking his first public appearance in nearly two weeks.
Government chief whip, Wisut Chainaroon, said today that he is confident all the governing coalition’s 324 MPs will vote for the passage of the 2026 fiscal budget bill in its first reading in the House of Representatives.
The Medical Council of Thailand has rejected Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin’s request for the names and meeting records of a screening subcommittee reviewing the actions of three doctors who treated former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Police General Hospital.
Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra complained today that she is being legally compelled to pay Bt10 billion in compensation for losses incurred by the rice pledging scheme—despite not having created it and being unable to pay the amount in her lifetime.
The Supreme Administrative Court ordered former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today to pay the Finance Ministry about Bt10bn in compensation, for the losses caused to the state by her government’s controversial rice pledging scheme. The amount is significantly lower than the Finance Ministry’s original demand of Bt35.7bn. The Court stated that the ordered compensation equaled half the estimated loss from G2G rice sales under the scheme. It added that Yingluck had shown grave negligence...
A 10-member panel, tasked with reviewing the Medical Council’s resolution regarding the treatment of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has requested additional documents from the Council.
Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said today that he has assigned the party’s lawyers to file a defamation suit against Kusumalavati Sirikomut, a former Pheu Thai MP and a reserve senator, in retaliation for her petition to the Election Commission (EC) calling for the dissolution of the Bhumjaithai party.
All government coalition parties have pledged to vote in support of the budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, according to Varawut Silpa-archa, minister of social development and human security and leader of Chart Thai Pattana party today.
The Cabinet approved the reallocation of budgets today, totalling 157 billion baht from the Central Fund, including the funding originally intended for the struggling “digital wallet” scheme, to support projects which will help stimulate the sluggish economy.
The Cabinet approved the appointment today of PM’s office minister Chusak Sirinil to oversee the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), in place of Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira officially announced today that phase three of the cash handout scheme has been postponed indefinitely, but he promised that the government will revive the scheme “when the situation is right.”
