BANGKOK, Aug 2 – Key Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, detained on terrorism charges, has been released on bail after the the elections agency officially endorsed his status as a member of parliament. Fellow red leader Nisit Sinthuprai, detained on the same charges, was granted a temporary release after his wife Em-orn Sinthuprai was endorsed […]
BANGKOK, August 1, 2011- Thailand’s new parliament is to officially open on Monday, faced with the daunting challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom after five years of political turmoil. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the opening ceremony in the capital Bangkok in the late afternoon, the palace has said, allowing the 500-seat lower […]
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011 (NNT) – Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is encouraged to take the helm of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (SDHS) by herself as social development is crucial to political and economic development. Secretary General of the Foundation for the Better Life of Children and former senator for Bangkok […]
BANGKOK, July 28 – Key leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirts, on Thursday threatened to file suit against the Election Commission (EC) for dereliction of duty if the poll agency fails to endorse top Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan as a member of parliament by the end of […]
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011 (NNT) – The Election Commission (EC) has promised that it will complete the MP status endorsement for 95% of the elected candidates, or 475 members, today as the commission is having a meeting on the matter since this morning. Election Commissioner Sodsri Satayathum stated that the EC started its meeting at […]
BANGKOK, 23 July 2011 (NNT) – Pheu Thai Spokesperson Mr. Prompong Nopparit said the Prime Minister to be Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra will convene a meeting to select a Minister-designate for each Ministry, as well as President of the Parliament and the Deputy profile at the end of this month. Mr. Prompong also denied that Pheu […]
BANGKOK, 22 July 2011 (NNT) – Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has indicated that the person who will be new House speaker must have thorough understanding of the parliamentary work. Ms Yingluck elaborated that the new house speaker should be knowledgeable and have previous work experiences in Parliament. She said she is willing to consider […]
“When people here say it’s business as usual, nothing has changed, they mean people still get killed and bombs continue to explode every day…” A senior Buddhist monk made this off-the-cuff comment in a radio programme all the way from the southernmost district of Sugei Golok on the first day of Buddhist Lent last week. […]
