Malaysia’s Ambassador to Thailand Jojie Samuel (L) shakes hands with House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha during the inaugural Ambassadors’ Ball on March 8.

Donation raised for Chaipattana Foundation at Ambassador’s Charity Ball

Ambassadors and Heads of Mission from 60 countries and business leaders gathered in Bangkok last Friday to raise funds in support of the Chaipattana Foundation. Donation was raised during the…

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Padipat’s trip to Singapore is above board – House speaker

The much-criticized planned trip to Singapore by Deputy House Speaker Padipat Suntiphada is a working visit and is permissible under parliamentary regulations, said the House speaker on Monday. Padipat, as…

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Court dismissed petition against House speaker for trying to topple democratic system

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition accusing House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha of attempting to topple the democratic system by negating Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination…

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House secretary-general wants policy statement moved to Sep 11th

The secretary-general of Thailand’s House of Representatives has informed the House speaker that she would prefer the government’s delivery of its policy statement to parliament, by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin,…

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Photo: First deputy House speaker Padipat Suntiphada

Padipat Suntiphada: The Move Forward MP shaking up Parliament as deputy speaker

Move Forward’s Padipat Suntiphada has endured a tumultuous start to his time in office as the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. Two controversies have overshadowed his first…

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Lengthy parliamentary debate expected during PM selection on August 22nd

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate does not need to give a vision statement during the joint sitting of parliament, scheduled on August 22nd to select the prime minister, said…

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August 22nd set for next vote on a new prime minister

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has set August 22nd as the date for the next joint sitting of the Thai parliament to select a new prime minister. He said…

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Charter Court refuses to consider rejection of Pita’s renomination as PM

The Constitutional Court has unanimously refused to consider the Ombudsman’s petition seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision to reject the renomination of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat…

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House and Senate whips to meet Wednesday to set date for PM selection

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said that he will call a meeting of House and Senate whips this Wednesday to set the date for a joint sitting to select…

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Next vote on new Thai PM could be on August 18th or 19th

A joint sitting of parliament is expected to convene on either August 18th or 19th, after the Constitutional Court rules on whether it will consider a petition regarding the renomination…

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House speaker suspends joint sitting on Friday

The joint sitting of parliament today (Friday) did not consider a motion, proposed by the Move Forward party, to revoke Article 272 of the Constitution, which allows senators to vote…

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Charter Court postpones Pita’s renomination case to August 16

The Constitutional Court decided today (Thursday) to postpone to August 16 the consideration of the ombudsman’s petition for the court to rule on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision, by a majority…

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Charter Court to consider ombudsman’s petition on August 3rd

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has scheduled a meeting on August 3rd to consider whether to accept for consideration the ombudsman’s petition for the court to rule on the constitutionality of the…

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PM selection sitting this Thursday now in limbo

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (Monday) that his legal team will have to listen to the opinions of the House and Senate whips about whether the joint…

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House speaker accepts draft charter amendment bill to clip senators’ wings

House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha accepted a draft bill from the Move Forward party this afternoon (Friday), which seeks to amend Section 272 of the provisional chapter of Thailand’s…

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Royal Command issued appointing House speaker and two deputies

A Royal Command has been issued for the appointment of the House speaker and his two deputies . Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha is appointed as Speaker of…

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Wan Noor: The New House speaker with Deep South convictions and a party-hopping past

Veteran politician Wan Muhamad Noor Matha was unanimously voted in as Thailand’s new House speaker on Tuesday in an apparent compromise between the eight-party coalition’s two largest parties. After weeks…

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No time limit for selection of PM : House speaker-elect

House speaker-elect Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said Wednesday that there is no limit to how many times parliament will meet to select the prime minister and Move Forward party leader…

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Parliament to select new prime minister on July 13

A joint sitting of the Thai parliament will convene on July 13 to vote for the next prime minister, House speaker-elect Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (Wednesday). Wan Muhamad was…

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Prachachat party leader automatically selected House speaker

Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, 79, was selected as the new House speaker this morning (Tuesday). His candidacy was uncontested, after Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat nominated…

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Wan Muhamad Noor Matha

House speakership remains an open question despite Pheu Thai’s nomination of Wan Muhamad

Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha revealed on Monday that he has not yet officially been informed that Pheu Thai will nominate him for House speaker. He said he…

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Pheu Thai MPs nominate Prachachat party leader as alternative candidate for House speakership

The Pheu Thai party is set to nominate Prachachat party leader Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as its candidate for the House speakership, in an attempt to resolve the conflict with…

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Speakership to be resolved before first meeting of the House

The tussle between the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties over the House speakership is expected to be settled before the House of Representatives meets for the first time, scheduled…

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Coalition parties to meet to resolve House speakership issue on May 30th

Negotiating teams of the eight coalition parties are scheduled to meet on May 30th at the head office of the Prachachart party, to resolve the tussle between the Pheu Thai…

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