Cabinet

With the upcoming election , a new poll from the National Institute of Development Administration found that 40% of people feel PM Prayut Chan-o-cha should announce he is quitting as prime minister by next August. The NIDA poll asked political opinions from 1,311 people of various occupations and educations levels nationwide by phone on October 5 to 8. The poll addressed … [Read more...] about NIDA poll calls for PM Prayut to quit, House dissolve, Cabinet reshuffle

Deputy Agriculture Minister, and Palang Pracharat ‘fixer’, Thammanat Prompow, has been cleared by a Thai court to continue to hold office in Thailand despite his previous heroin trafficking charges in Australia in 1993. The Court maintained that, as the case was tried in another country other than Thailand, his conviction has no bearing on his standing as a member of … [Read more...] about Thammanat Prompow is cleared to continue serving as an MP and cabinet minister

The cabinet has approved a measure to entice “high potential” foreigners, such as wealthy retirees and specialists, to spend a prolonged period in Thailand. The measure is a bid to promote foreign investment and to improve the struggling economy. The 4 groups that the government hopes to attract to Thailand are high income earners, foreign retirees, experts in different … [Read more...] about Cabinet approves measure to entice “high potential” foreigners to Thailand

BANGKOK - A split in one of the biggest parties of Thailand's ruling coalition has led to the expulsion of 21 lawmakers, its deputy leader said on Thursday (Jan 20), in a sign of cracks widening in Prayuth Chan-ocha chaotic administration. But Palang Pracharat, the second-largest party in parliament with 100 seats, was still willing to work with the faction, which was … [Read more...] about Cracks in Thai PM’s chaotic coalition as major party expels lawmakers

Thammanat Prompao for Thai PM. Huh?! The Palang Pracharat ‘fixer’, and former guest of the Australian prison system, is crying ‘fake news’ over a social media post saying that he’s “ready and waiting” to be offered the top job in Thai politics. Palang Pracharat is the majority coalition party in the current Thai government. The Agriculture and Cooperatives minister, and … [Read more...] about Thailand’s Teflon MP denies he is “ready” to be the next Thai PM