BANGKOK, 7 March 2011 (NNT) – The no-confidence debate against the Government has been rescheduled for 15-17 March, causing dissatisfaction on the opposition side due to the reduced duration. House Speaker Chai Chidchob gave an interview to the media that the upcoming censure debate would take place during 15-17 March while the voting session would […]
BANGKOK, 7 March 2011 (NNT) – The opposition Pheu Thai Party has asked the British government to investigate if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ever used any rights as a British citizen or not. The request was contained in a letter submitted to British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday by Pheu Thai Party Spokesperson […]
A red-shirt leader says he will ask his fellow men who have fled arrest warrants for their roles in last year’s political unrest to turn themselves in after eight of the group’s key elements were released on bail. The freed defendants will also deliver their speeches at the group’s rally next month. Red-shirt leader Jatuporn […]
Words of wisdom have it that you can never discard the possibility of a military coup in Thailand. So is Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva safe? The current coup rumours were based on what was perceived by some as a political impasse. According to the “deadlock” school of thought, Abhisit, because of his disastrous handling of […]
The situation has not warranted a military intervention, Internal Security Operations Command spokesman Maj General Ditthaporn Sasamit said on Thursday, dismissing the allegation about top military leaders had met at a safe house to plot a coup. “Conditions for coup do not exist and the government administration has steadily brought about improvements,” he said in […]
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday called during the Pheu Thai party meeting to boost the moral of the MPs after Sunday’s disappointing by-election outcome, party officials said. Thaksin told the MPs that he was confident Pheu Thai would win more than half the House seats at the next general election. He said he […]
The head of the Department of Special Investigation disputed claims yesterday by a Pheu Thai MP adisputed claims a red-shirt activist made to the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok on the death of a Japanese photographer during the anti-government rallies earlier this year. DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit, as chief investigator into the shooting, said initial verification […]
The Thai army chief has denied that he is preparing to stage a military coup during the People’s Alliance for Democracy’s rally being held to protest against the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Thai Cambodian border issues.. Army chief General Prayuth Chanocha said he has no plans to stage a military coup during the protests […]
