Opposition plans last censure debate against PM in early 2023

Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand at the APEC Summit 2022
Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand at the APEC Summit 2022. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha  / Facebook.

Opposition parties plan to grill Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other cabinet ministers in a debate early next year. Pheu Thai MP Tasanee Buranupakorn said [Read More…]

Thai opposition to seek no-vote censure debate against the government

Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House
Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

Thai opposition parties will submit a motion to the House Speaker in mid-November, seeking a general censure debate on the government, without a vote, to [Read More…]

Prayut and ten ministers survive latest censure debate

Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

After intense behind-the-scenes lobbying and horse-trading to secure the votes of MPs from the smaller parties, known as the Group of 16, Prime Minister Prayut [Read More…]

Health Minister Anutin Defends Cannabis Policy During Censure Debate

Parliament, meeting at the National Legislative Assembly
Parliament, meeting at the National Legislative Assembly. Photo: Public Relations Department. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed that cannabis legalization is expressly for medical purposes and not recreational [Read More…]

Majority agree government should be grilled in censure debate: poll

Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha examining documents
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha examining documents. Photo: Prayut Chan-o-cha Facebook Page.

A majority of people agree the government should be grilled in the censure debate scheduled for July 19-22, particularly over its handling of economic problems, [Read More…]

Opposition to call for censure debate against Prayut, selected ministers in mid-June

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha called a special meeting with all relevant parties to discuss the world economy
PM Prayut Chan-o-cha called a special meeting with all relevant parties to discuss the world economy. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

Opposition parties will submit a motion to the House of Representatives on June 15th seeking a no-confidence debate against Prime Minister Chan-o-cha and a number [Read More…]