“Nobody” is by far the most suitable choice to lead the country, with Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha coming in a distant second, according to the latest quarterly poll of the most popular candidates for prime minister conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida Poll). Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan came third, although Pheu Thai was the […]
A Pheu Thai MP slashed his left arm with a knife, in the middle of the general debate in the Parliament today (Tuesday), in a dramatic protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Before the event, which shocked the MPs present, Pheu Thai MP Visarn Techathiravat took to the floor to join the debate, after which […]
Sompong Amornvivat is re-elected as Pheu Thai party leader as the largest party gets new executive board consisting of many people allegedly close to the Shinawatra family. Its members elected the new executives at the party headquarters on Thursday. Former leader Sompong Amornvivat was re-elected. Full story: Bangkok Post Aekarach Sattaburuth BANGKOK POST
Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai party now supports the proposal of the Kao Klai party to amend Section 272 of the Constitution, to strip the Senate of powers to elect the Prime Minister. The opposition Deputy Chief Whip Mr. Somkid Chuakong said Saturday that the party does not object to the latest move, by the Democrat […]
A survey by Khon Kaen University, or Isan Poll, reveals that a majority of people in the Northeast Region will support the Pheu Thai Party in the upcoming local elections, Assistant Professor Suthin Wianwiwat said on Sunday. Mr Suthin, who supervised the poll, said the survey was conducted on June 19-21 on people in 20 […]
Opposition Pheu Thai Party is gearing up to grill the Government in parliament over three executive decrees, which authorize the administration to secure 1.9 trillion baht in loans to cushion the economic and social impacts of COVID-19. Pheu Thai Party’s chief strategist, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, held a tele-conference today with core members of the strategic […]
Former foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul died of liver cancer at Siriraj Hospital on Wednesday. He was 67. A source in the Pheu Thai Party said Surapong died after being treated at the hospital for three years. He was a former Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Mai. Full story: Bangkok Post Aekarach Sattaburuth BANGKOK POST
Three Seri Ruam Thai MPs and two from the opposition Pheu Thai party have broken ranks to vote for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, giving him more approval votes than Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the four other ministers. Government chief whip Wirat Rattanaseth told the media, after the vote this morning, that all six […]
