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The Bangkok North District Court acquitted Move Forward MP Rukchanok Srinork today on a defamation charge filed against her by two well-known TV hosts. The grounds for acquittal were that her criticism of the two journalists had been an honestly held opinion. Kanok Ratwongsakul and Anchalee Paireerak, filed a defamation suit, claiming that Rukchanok had
Move Forward party’s advisory chairman Pita Limjaroenrat has today unveiled the party’s strategic roadmap for this year, which includes its six major agenda items, or “Big bangs”, the party’s performance in parliament and within the party, which can be measured using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and the party’s push for the passage of 47 bills.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has confirmed that there will be no cabinet reshuffle anytime soon, because the coalition government is stable and has more than enough votes in the House. Leaders of the coalition parties got together Thursday night for a working dinner, hosted by Bhumjaithai party leader and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Chada
The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the ruling of the Administrative Court today, dismissing the lawsuit, filed by the secretariat of the Prime Minister’s Office, demanding 2.8 billion baht in unpaid concession fees from the iTV Public Company, a unit of Shin Corp, as part of their joint agreement to operate a television station using the
The Constitutional Court has cleared the former leader of the Move Forward party, Pita Limjaroenrat, of the charge that he contested in last year’s election while holding shares in a media company. The Court ruled that iTV is no longer a media business; therefore, Pita’s holding of shares in iTV did not violate the Constitution
Pita Limjaroenrat, the former leader of the Move Forward party, says that he is ready for a political comeback, after the Constitutional Court cleared him today of charges related to his ownership of iTV shares. “I remain a prime ministerial candidate, in accordance with the constitution. So, if anything happens, I am always ready, willing
Police have been increasing security around the Constitutional Court since early this morning, as supporters of the Move Forward party and other political groups are expected to show up to offer moral support to the former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Steel barricades were erected around the Prince Ratchaburi Direkrit building, where the Constitutional Court is
Displaced people living in Thailand’s southern province of Ranong have submitted a petition to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin voicing their opposition to the government’s land bridge mega project and demanding acceleration of the issuance of Thai ID cards for them. The petition was submitted to the prime minister by Mathom Sinsuwan, a representative of the
The Constitutional Court is set to rule on Wednesday (January 24) whether Pita Limjaroenrat, the initial front-runner to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister, violated the charter by contesting last year’s election while holding shares in a media company. The former leader of the reformist Move Forward Party is accused of holding 42,000 shares in iTV
A motion was submitted to Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai today by a group of senators, seeking general debate against the government, but without a concluding vote. One of the senators, Seree Suwanpanont, told the media this morning that the motion, which was signed in approval by 98 senators, in accordance with Section 153 of the
The opposition Move Forward party believes that its former leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, will be cleared of a charge that he held a stake in the iTV media company when he applied for candidacy in the May 14th general election last year and will not lose his parliamentary status. The Constitutional Court is scheduled to deliver
The Constitutional Court ruled by 7 votes to 1 today that former Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob’s post as a minister ended on March 3rd last year, after it was discovered that he owned shares, through a nominee, in a construction company that was awarded a contract with a state agency. The dissenting vote was cast
