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Charter Court to consider Thammanat Prompao’s political status

June 17, 2020
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted for consideration a petition, filed by a group of opposition MPs, challenging the parliamentary status and ministerial post of Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao. The…

Thailand’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao gestures at Government House (File photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Why clock is probably ticking on Thammanat

March 10, 2020
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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As it turns out, the opposition’s censure attack, much taunted for its long delay, came about two weeks too early. Imagine the no-confidence debate taking place now, with half of…

Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat in trouble over face mask controversy

March 9, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Thailand’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao appears to be in the hot seat today, because a member of the core government party, Palang Pracharat, has demanded that he resigns from…

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‘Lightning rod’ Thammanat keeps fingers crossed as Cabinet shake-up looms

March 9, 2020
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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After surviving the recent censure debate with bruises, embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao faces further controversy after his close aide was accused of colluding with a profiteer who allegedly…

Thammanat considers 100 defamation lawsuits against his accusers

September 13, 2019
by Tanadatet
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Embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao is threatening to file about 100 defamation lawsuits against individuals and organizations who dug up his criminal past, concerning a drug case in Australia,…

PM satisfied with Thammanat’s clarification to parliament about his criminal past

September 13, 2019
by Pasatorn Sangchai
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the thumbs up to embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao after his clarification in the House on Wednesday regarding his criminal past, as reported…

PM declines to talk about departure of one small party from the governing coalition

September 11, 2019
by Pasatorn Sangchai
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning (Wednesday) covered one of his ears with his hand as he pretended not to hear a reporter’s question about the announcement yesterday that the…

PM says he will handle the Opposition’s debate himself

September 10, 2019
by Pasatorn Sangchai
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he is not worried about the Opposition’s debate against him over the incomplete oath recital issue as he reiterated his innocent intention….

Nine smaller parties vow to stick with the government

August 13, 2019
by Mood-dang
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Nine smaller parties in the government coalition, which earlier threatened to break away to form an independent opposition bloc, have changed tack and vowed to continue their support for the…

Smaller parties, except Thai Civilized, still with the government – Thammanat

August 13, 2019
by Tanadatet
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All 13 smaller parties in the coalition government, with the exception of the Thai Civilized Party, are still with the government, said Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao today (Tuesday). Thammanat,…

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