Tag: Senator
Thaksin Shinawatra could be out ‘in February’
Senator Somchai Sawangkarn has confirmed that jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible for early release in February after completing half of his [Read More…]
Thai Senators File Lawsuits After Being Threatened
BANGKOK July 17 (TNA) – Senators have filed lawsuits against people posting online threats against them and their families after most senators abstained from voting [Read More…]
Pheu Thai says Move Forward should ‘make a sacrifice’ if Pita fails again to be selected as PM
Pheu Thai Deputy Leader Phumtham Wechayachai says that the second joint sitting of the House and Senate, to select the prime minister on Wednesday, should [Read More…]
Pita’s renomination for PM hangs in balance, party hopes to remove senators from PM selection
Senator Prapanth Koonmee has insisted that Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s prime ministerial candidacy cannot be resubmitted to parliament, after he failed to get [Read More…]
Activists Rally against Senators outside Parliament in Bangkok
BANGKOK, May 24 (TNA) – Political activists on Tuesday staged a rally outside Parliament, calling for 250 members of the Senate to respect people’s electoral [Read More…]
Tearful senator Upakit Pacharirangkun denies drug allegations
A tearful senator Upakit Pacharirangkun on Friday denied allegations that he had been involved in drug trafficking, saying his accusers had fabricated false evidence for [Read More…]
US senators propose resolution to support Thai pro-democracy protests
A group of US senators, including Thai-born Tammy Duckworth, have introduced a resolution to show solidarity and support for freedom of speech and freedom of [Read More…]
Pheu Thai party’s U-turns to support reducing powers of senators
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 [Read More…]
