Bangkok: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul has responded to comments made by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra regarding the performance of ministers in the coalition government. Anutin, who also leads the Bhumjaithai Party, emphasized that the Interior Ministry is diligently executing its responsibilities. According to Thai News Agency, Thaksin’s remarks suggested that ministers from the coalition

Bangkok: The Prime Minister has stated he is considering using members of his own family as a replacement for Thaksin Shinawatra in the upcoming censure motion. He expressed no surprise at the opposition’s strategy of promoting a “deal for the country,” dismissing it as a tactic to garner interest. The Prime Minister confirmed plans for a dinner on March 21,

Bangkok: Senators have expressed their support for Ms. Siripan Noksuan Sawasdee and Mr. Chatri Archananan as suitable candidates for the roles of Constitutional Court judges. The discussion took place during a Senate meeting chaired by General Kriangkrai Srirak, where the main agenda was the selection of new judges to replace Mr. Nakarin Mektrairat and Mr. Panya Utchachan. According to Thai

Bangkok: “Suchart” plans to submit a complaint to the NACC to investigate the ethics of 2 MPs of the People’s Party, regarding the issue of buying a building. Suchart sues 2 MPs for defamation, demands 50 million baht for alleging a building purchase, plans to submit to the NACC for further ethics investigation, insists that even if they apologize, they

Bangkok: The Senate has put forward a proposal to the Thai government seeking improvements in the care of refugees, following controversial deportations of Uighurs to China. Angkana Neelapaijit, a senator, has called on the government to disclose video and audio records from the deportation process, arguing against government visits to the Uighurs in China. The Foreign Affairs Committee is also

Bangkok: The Senate voted to reject the appointments of Mrs. Siripan Noksuan Sawasdee and Mr. Chatri Archananan as judges of the Constitutional Court. Both candidates failed to secure enough votes in the secret ballot. According to Thai News Agency, the Senate meeting was led by Mr. Mongkol Surachat, the President of the Senate. The meeting aimed to approve candidates for

Bangkok: The Prime Minister has expressed no objection to the idea of purchasing citizens’ debt, describing it as a well-intentioned suggestion from former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She emphasized that the proposal should not yet be politicized as it must undergo several steps, including Cabinet and parliamentary processes. According to Thai News Agency, Prime Minister Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra addressed the

Bangkok: Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has announced plans to discuss strategies with the Thai Bankers Association to address the issue of bad debt, inspired by a proposal from former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The approach aims to leverage the 1997 model of debt resolution, which was employed following the economic crisis of that year.