Covid-19
Opinion: If there is going to be a cabinet reshuffle, it is the health minister that should go
There are going to be changes in the cabinet because General Prawit Wongsuwan will be the next leader of the pro-military Palang Pracharat Party.Somkid Jatusripitak could be gone.The finance minister and acting party leader Uttama Savanayana and his...
Current Affairs
Constitutional court to decide if Thammanat is fit for office
Parliament speaker Chuan Leekpai submitted a request on Wednesday to the constitutional court to decide whether Thammanat Prompao, the Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture, was fit for office.Chuan submitted the request after a motion from...
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Pheu Thai aligned politicians to launch political action group
A group of former Pheu Thai aligned MPs and society leaders will announce a new political action group called Care on June 17Led by Phumtham Wechayachai, a veteran politician and an adviser to the leader of the Pheu Thai...
Current Affairs
Party infighting spreads to the Democrat Party
Party infighting in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party and the main opposition Pheu Thai Party seems to have spread to Thailand's oldest political party, the Democrat Party.Reports from inside the Democrat camp suggests that many party MPs and members...
Current Affairs
Foreign minister says lese majeste law does not matter to most Thais prompting pushback from opposition MPs
Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that most people in Thailand were not affected by the country's draconian Lese Majeste laws prompting pushback from opposition MPs.Foreign minister Don Pramudwinai said during the parliamentary session on Wednesday...
Current Affairs
Activist asks National Human Rights Commission to investigate the Ministry of Defense
After the government admitted on Tuesday that its coronavirus response center was sharing mobile tracking data with the Ministry of Defense (MOD), political activist Srisuwan Janya filed a complaint on Wednesday to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asking...
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Thammasat’s law faculty pressures government to investigate the abduction of Wanchalerm
Thirty-two members from Thammasat University's Faculty of Law came together to pressure the Thai government to investigate the abduction of Wanchalearm Satsaksit.Wanchalearm was seized by armed men outside of his apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia around 6 p.m. on...
Current Affairs
Curfew could be lifted and remaining businesses could reopen in Phase 4, but SOE may still be extended
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s subcommittee on reopening said on Wednesday that they will propose lifting the curfew for 15 days. The State of Emergency (SOE) will continue to remain in place until July 1, but the curfew...
