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Caretaker PM Yingluck dragged into rice subsidy scandal
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The embattled government is incapable of paying farmers for rice purchase under its highly-criticised subsidy scheme, according to a former...
Urgent meeting for ruling Pheu Thai members today
BANGKOK, Dec 6 – Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party is meeting specially today to plan the next move after an announcement by anti-government protesters...
Pheu Thai sees neither cabinet reshuffle nor parliament dissolution
BANGKOK, 17 November 2013 The ruling Pheu Thai Party has confirmed that there will neither be cabinet shakeup nor dissolution of parliament in order...
Democrat Party moves to remove PM Yingluck, two ministers
BANGKOK, Nov 16 – The Democrat Party has petitioned the Senate, seeking to impeach Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and two Cabinet members for corruption...
Opposition continues opposing THB 2-trillion loan bill
BANGKOK, 17 September 2013 The Opposition has expressed concerns that the 2-trillion-baht loan bill will increase the country’s public debt and it might lack...
Senate Speaker indifferent to opposition move to expel him
BANGKOK, Sept 7 – Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich shrugged off an attempt by the opposition Democrat Party to expel him and insisted that he...
Thai Opposition moves to impeach cabinet
BANGKOK, July 1 - Thailand's Opposition lodged a petition today seeking to impeach the entire cabinet for allegedly violating the constitution in the handling...
Thai lawmakers debate controversial constitution amendments today
BANGKOK, April 1 – A joint parliamentary session is scheduled for today to deliberate three bills seeking to amend the current Constitution, which...
60 opposition MPs to debate against Bt2 trillion legislation
BANGKOK, March 27 – Thailand's opposition bloc has announced its plan for a parliamentary showdown, with 60 MPs lining up to debate against...
Opposition lambasts Parliament President
BANGKOK, 25 August 2011 – The opposition Democrat Party has called on Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont to reconsider himself and his duties after...
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PACC and partners sign MOU to boost anti-corruption and improve CPI score
The Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Thailand (UNGCNT) and the Thai Institute of Directors...
Sacred water consecration ceremony held at Wat Pho in Bangkok
The Ministry of Interior of Thailand conducted a sacred water consecration ceremony at Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram, also known as Wat Pho, in...
Polish national arrested in Pattaya for alleged theft from Chiang Mai cannabis farm
PATTAYA, Thailand - A Polish national was arrested in Pattaya on charges of stealing 22 LED Grow Light panels from a cannabis farm in...
Kratom vendor seriously injured in drive-by shooting in Sri Racha
SRI RACHA, Thailand - A woman was critically injured after being shot by an unknown assailant at her kratom drink stall near Rajamangala University...
Engineer injured in fall through ceiling at a mall in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - An engineer sustained back injuries on July 25 after falling through the ceiling of a shopping mall in Central Pattaya during...