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Senate President confident in his evidence against impeachment by NACC
BANGKOK, 20 Mar 2014 Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatchapanitch says he is confident in his evidence against impeachment efforts by the National Anti Corruption Commission...
NACC gives ‘Nikom’&‘Somsak’ until Jan 27 to answer charges
BANGKOK, 11 Jan 2014, The National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) has set January 27th as the deadline for House Speaker Nikom Wairatchapanitch and former...
Suthep charged with making unlawful, impossible proposals
BANGKOK, Dec 10 – Caretaker Justice Minister Chaikasem Nitisiri said today that the resignation of the caretaker government including prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra would...
Fresh move for amnesty for political protest offenders
BANGKOK, March 7 – A group of Thai MPs in the government bloc proposed an amnesty bill to parliament Thursday, seeking to pardon those...
Reporters urge PM to act on threat against the media
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - A group of television channel 7 reporters on Thursday submitted an open letter to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after...
House Speaker called on for royal command to appoint PM on...
BANGKOK, Aug 6 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranond was called on by the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary to be granted...
Thailand gets first female prime minister
BANGKOK, Aug 5 - Thailand's House of Representatives voted 296-3 for Yingluck Shinawatra, a top-party list Pheu Thai MP and sister of ousted...
House expected to vote for new Thai prime minister Friday: House...
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Thailand's House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament, expects to vote for the country's new prime minister on Friday...
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Prime Minister Anutin registers marriage with wife Jaa Thananon in private home ceremony
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul officially registered his marriage with his wife, Jaa Thananon Niramit, in a warm and...
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai hold coalition talks as post-election government takes shape
BANGKOK, Thailand – Leaders from the Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party met on Friday to discuss forming a coalition government following the...
Election Commission rejects recount petition, confirms result in Chonburi Constituency 1
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has rejected a petition for a vote recount in Chonburi’s Constituency 1, citing a lack of evidence...
Pheu Thai probes ballot barcodes, warns Thailand election could be ruled invalid
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Pheu Thai Party is gathering evidence regarding barcodes found on election ballots, which party leaders suggest could compromise voter anonymity...
Government seeks Election Commission approval for additional flood compensation funds
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Paradorn Prissananantakula has affirmed that the government is pushing for additional compensation for flood...