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Thida Thavornseth, a former leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or red-shirt movement, suggested today that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra should accept the prison sentence imposed on him by the court and serve his time in prison, as many other red-shirt followers have done.
Deputy Senate Speaker Kriangkrai Srirak and several other senators reported to the Election Commission’s (EC) office today, to acknowledge charges of electoral collusion in the 2024 Senate election.
The Thai prime minister will travel to the United Kingdom and Monaco, between May 21st and 25th, to boost tourism and promote Thai “soft power,” said government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub.
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has set up a 10-member panel to consider the Medical Council’s resolution regarding the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, by medical personnel at the Corrections Department’s hospital and the Police General Hospital (PGH).
Dr Warong Dechgitvigrom, Thai Pakdee party chief, has detailed his visit to the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital, where former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra stayed for six months.
Thailand and Bangladesh’s trade volume is expected to reach US$5bn, should both countries sign a free trade agreement, said the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, H.E. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi.
Thai Pakdee Party chairman Dr. Warong Dechgitvigrom posted a 3-minute, 17-second video on Facebook on Wednesday, showing a VIP room on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital—similar to the one where former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reportedly stayed for six months while receiving treatment for allegedly serious medical conditions.
The Constitutional Court issued an injunction today, relieving Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong of his duty and authority to supervise the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and his service as the vice chairman of the Special Case Board.
People’s party MP Kris Chivathammanond’s plan to defect to the Kla Tham Party has been faltered, because the party decided not to sack the MP. Instead they will ask the Election Commission (EC) to rule on whether a letter the Kris wrote to the party, expressing frustration over remaining a member, constituted his resignation.
People’s networks in Songkhla province have called on the Songkhla Provincial Administrative Council to launch an investigation into the conduct of one of its members, Siradanai Plaiduang, who is accused of assaulting a police officer during a municipal election at a polling station in Muang district on Sunday.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra insisted again today that her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was ill during his six-month stay in the Police General Hospital.
The chief doctor of the Police General Hospital (PGH), Pol Lt-Gen Thaweesilp Wechvitarn, has asked Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin to review the Medical Council’s recent ruling, finding three doctors at fault for helping former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to avoid serving time in prison by having him kept at the PGH for medical treatment.
