BANGKOK, 29 November 2010 (NNT) – The Democrat has been sparred by the Constitution Court who dropped the charge against the Party on grounds that the plaintiff did not follow correct legal procedure. With the votes of 4:2, the judges dropped the charge against the party,ruling that the Election Commission (EC),the plaintiff, had failed to […]
Former US President Bill Clinton on Friday called on countries to change the ways of producing and consuming energy, insisting that the reform crucial to the campaign against global warming can go hand in hand with sustainable economic growth. Speaking to a distinguished audience at the Government House in Bangkok on “Embracing Our Common Humanity”,Clinton […]
Accusations of political manipulation at the constitutional court SINCE 2006, when the armed forces ousted the then prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s constitutional court has dissolved two popular pro-Thaksin parties and disqualified hundreds of his allies. Now it may be the turn of the ruling Democrat Party, which is accused of campaign-finance fraud. A final […]
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand if the opposition Pheu Thai Party wins a landslide election victory and forms a one-party government, according to a satellite-based television station run by his family. If Pheu Thai forms a government, legislation to grant amnesty to people banned from politics will be “urgently tabled […]
A key leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy asks the government to be aware of new moves by ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to instigate chaos Core leader of the People Alliance for Democracy, Sondhi Limthongkul, said current low profile of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra may contrarily suggest he is engineering a new campaign […]
BANGKOK — The Government of Thailand has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop and position the royal kingdom as “Asia’s Golf Hub”. This is a collective policy decision by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and its three agencies – namely Tourism Authority of Thailand, Sports Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and […]
Bangkok – Thailand’s Constitution Court on Tuesday accepted a case against the ruling Democrat Party that could lead to its dissolution and the banning of its executives from politics. The Office of the Attorney General submitted a writ against the party, accusing it of receiving 258 million baht (808,000 dollars) in illicit campaign donations from […]
Indonesian police on Tuesday agreed to release a group of 14 Greenpeace activists, including four Thais, who were briefly detained for campaigning against use of coals in the country. Police said the group conducted the campaign without permission as they entered Indonesia with a tourist visa. Moreover they were alleged with causing chaos during their […]
