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Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that all Thai media, print, TV and online, are entitled to accompany him to China’s Xinjiang region next week, to assess the well-being of Uyghurs repatriated from Bangkok.
Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpranyawut said today that he agrees to remove the name of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra from his censure debate motion, as requested by the House Speaker.
A complaint, seconded by 105 senators, was submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, demanding an investigation into Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong and Pol Maj Yutthana Praedam, director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, for alleged malfeasance in office.
People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul today insisted on maintaining the Opposition’s position of not removing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s name from its censure debate motion.
The entertainment complex bill is not yet ready for discussion by the Cabinet, because the government must listen to the opinions of all stakeholders first, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told the media today.
Many Thai netizens have called for an investigation into a viral photo apparently depicting a People’s Party MP vaping inside a Parliament building, which is, by law, a no-smoking zone.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has revealed that the March 2nd meeting, which was attended by her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, touched on various issues concerning the government’s policies and future steps.
The Economic Stimulus Policy Board agreed today to issue 10,000 baht to each of about 2.7 million young Thais in the 16-20 age group around the second or third quarter, under phase three of the cash handout, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced today.
More than half of the respondents to an opinion poll believe that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will survive the opposition’s no-confidence debate, while many want the debate to be conducted against the entire cabinet, according to a NIDA Poll.
People’s Party Spokesman Parit Watcharasindhu has challenged House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha’s request that the party delete the name of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from its motion seeking a no-confidence debate, targeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The penalty screening panel of the Royal Thai Police has recommended that Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, aka “Big Joke”, a former deputy commissioner general, be dismissed from police service without pension.
The Election Commission (EC) released a ruling by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases yesterday, confirming that the taking of instruction notes into the polling booths by candidates in the Senate election last June is not illegal because there is no law specifying that it is illegal.
