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The Central Bankruptcy Court rejected the Finance Ministry’s proposal for two additional rehabilitation planners for Thai Airways today, on the grounds that the existing three planners are capable of resolving the airline’s debt problems “without a single debt repayment default.”
The opposition Palang Pracharath Party is confident that it will win as many parliamentary seats as the Bhumjaithai party, with a modern conservative ideology that corresponds with the aspirations of Thai conservatives, said Sontirat Sontijirawong, chairman of the party’s Policy and Academic Centre.
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s political speech in Maha Sarakham province was briefly interrupted on Monday when a plastic bag was thrown onto the stage.
A call centre gang in Myanmar recently used the AI generated voice of President-elect Donald Trump to call Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in an attempt to persuade her to transfer money to an organisation in Hong Kong, claims former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today that he is confident that Pheu Thai Party’s candidates are likely to win the upcoming Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections in most provinces.
Former senator Wallop Tangkhananurak has expressed doubts about the cabinet’s decision to legalise online gambling, warning that it could backfire on the government.
Former senator and an expert on corruption and gambling, Sangsit Piriyarangsan, has spoken about flaws in the government’s ambitious integrated entertainment complex project and the government’s over-optimistic expectations that the project will generate enormous revenue to boost the economy.
The Thai premier says she almost fell victim to scammers who called her late at night, pretending to be the leader of a neighbouring country and asking for a donation.
Government spokesperson Jirayu Huangsap reiterated today that casinos will represent just 10% of the activities in the proposed integrated entertainment complex project and that most of the activities in the complex will be unrelated to gambling, such as a concert arena, an amusement park, a waterpark, as well as convention and exhibition halls.
The cabinet approved in principle, a draft bill today for an ‘integrated entertainment complex’ to be established in Thailand, as proposed by the Finance Ministry.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has not done anything regarding his recent campaign speeches which would warrant election officials issuing a formal warning, Itthiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission, said today.
The governing coalition party whips, opposition parties and the Senate agreed today to postpone the deliberation of draft constitutional amendment bills until mid-February, to allow senators and MPs more time to study them.
