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The Constitutional Court has agreed to give the Move Forward party another 15 days to present evidence in its defence against an application, by the Election Commission, seeking the dissolution of the party and banishment of its executive committee members from politics for 10 years, on charges of attempting to overthrow the country’s Constitutional Monarchy.
Former Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat told his supporters in the north-eastern province of Khon Kaen today that this Songkran may be his last as a member of parliament, because of the grim prospect that the party may be dissolved by the Constitutional Court. He said that about a month from now will be
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will hold talks with leaders of coalition parties to discuss a cabinet reshuffle, noting that it is necessary to make adjustments in line with the changing situation after about seven months in office and to make sure that the right people are in the right jobs. The prime minister said that
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has refuted yesterday’s rumour of a cabinet shakeup after the Songkran break, claiming that it was pure speculation. At least two mainstream print media reported, without citing credible sources, that the prime minister would reshuffle Pheu Thai party cabinet portfolios, to the effect that both Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang and Public
The Constitutional Court is unlikely to issue a ruling on the fate of the opposition Move Forward party this month and has given the party more time to present additional defense evidence against an application for the dissolution of the party, Constitutional Court president Nakharin Mektrairat said today. The court accepted for consideration the Election
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologised to those who were unhappy with her Instagram post, showing her father, Thaksin, playing with her children in a swimming pool. She claimed she just wanted to show the happiness of Thaksin and his grandchildren, adding “I did not mean to offend anybody with my post. I apologise.” She then insisted
The government does not have a policy on how to deal with unrest in the Deep South and it has confused Southern people with the claim that the current rubber price increase is the result of government’s success in the crackdown on smuggled rubber, claimed former prime minister Chuan Leekpai during the general debate in
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today that he was disappointed with opposition MPs’ criticisms of the Defence Ministry, particularly regarding bribery, which he described as a rerun of an old script which lacks supportive evidence. He was responding to Move Forward MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn’s allegation during the debate, in parliament today, that someone had demanded
The government now has its back against the wall over the the 500 billion baht needed to fund the “digital wallet” scheme, the timeline for which keeps moving back, said Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul during the general debate on Wednesday. After adjusting the details of the scheme five times, particularly relating to the source
The general debate against the government began today with leader of the opposition Chaithawat Tulathon opening with a barrage of accusations against the administration, from its failure to keep its election promises, under-performance and lack of sincerity to undermining the justice system through double-standards and ignoring its policy statement presented to parliament over six months
The Constitutional Court said today that it has accepted for consideration an application seeking the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward party. The complaint and application were filed by the Election Commission (EC) after the same court ruled unanimously in January that the party and its then leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, were guilty of exercising their
Opposition parties have cried foul over government parties’ last-minute proposal to cut the time, already allocated for the general debate, from 22 to 18 hours. Pakornwut Udompipatskul, the opposition chief whip, said today that opposition whips are still undecided as to whether to join a meeting with government whips to discuss the sudden change of
