Thai Opposition

  • Thailand NewsThai opposition parties call for debate over govt’s slow policy fulfilment

    Thai opposition parties call for debate over govt’s slow policy fulfilment

    The six opposition parties in Thailand have decided to demand a general debate, alleging that the government has been slow to fulfil its core policies declared when it assumed office six months ago. The decision, reached in a meeting yesterday, involves the Move Forward Party (MFP), Democrat Party, Thai Sang Thai Party (TSTP), Fair Party, Thai Teachers for People Party…

  • Politics NewsThai PM defends pandemic management strategy during no-confidence grilling

    Thai PM defends pandemic management strategy during no-confidence grilling

    The Thai PM has come under fire on day 3 of a no-confidence debate against Prayut Chan-o-cha and his administration. In responding to the criticism, the PM has defended the government’s handling of the pandemic and its vaccine procurement policy. According to a Bangkok Post report, the PM says that Thailand’s management of the Covid-19 crisis could be considered above…

  • Politics NewsGovernment asks opposition not to invite public to vote to remove PM from office

    Government asks opposition not to invite public to vote to remove PM from office

    A government spokesman has asked the opposition Pheu Thai party to drop its plan to invite the public to vote on the PM’s removal from office. Thai PBS World reports that the opposition party is planning to ask the public to cast their votes online during, or shortly after, a no confidence debate against PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and 5 of…

  • Covid-19 NewsOpposition MP slams government over AstraZeneca procurement failure

    Opposition MP slams government over AstraZeneca procurement failure

    An MP from the opposition Pheu Thai Party has blasted the government for not disclosing the details of the AstraZeneca procurement contract. Yutthapong Charasathien is demanding that Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul remove the head of the Department of Disease Control over the failings, accusing him of mismanaging vaccine procurement and allocation. The Bangkok Post reports that during a meeting…

  • Thailand Protest NewsPalang Pracharath MP calls for probe into Pheu Thai MP who cut own arm in parliament

    Palang Pracharath MP calls for probe into Pheu Thai MP who cut own arm in parliament

    Opposition politicians are clashing over the actions of one MP who deliberately cut his arm in an act of self-harm to draw attention to the plight of anti-government protesters. Palang Pracharath MP, Sira Jenjaka, is threatening Wisarn Techathirawat, Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Rai, with removal from office for what he’s calling a publicity stunt. On Tuesday, during a special joint…

  • Thailand Protest NewsOpposition MPs petition for Bangkok State of Emergency to be lifted

    Opposition MPs petition for Bangkok State of Emergency to be lifted

    A group of opposition MPs and other activists will today petition to have the emergency decree currently in force in Bangkok revoked. Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha imposed the state of emergency last Thursday morning, in the wake of escalating political unrest in the capital. Now a number of Pheu Thai MPs and other opponents of the State of Emergency are…

  • Politics NewsPM dismisses rumours of alliance with opposition to form new government

    PM dismisses rumours of alliance with opposition to form new government

    Thai PM Prayuth Chan-o-cha has rubbished rumours that the ruling coalition parties plan to join forces with the opposition Pheu Thai party to form a new government. While the PM initially didn’t respond to the question, instead bidding reporters a good day and walking away, he did mumble that he had enough of a headache with just one party. Thai…

  • Politics NewsPM ignores opposition calls for him to step down… “I have a job to do”

    PM ignores opposition calls for him to step down… “I have a job to do”

    Calls from opposition parties for Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign have been brushed aside by the Thai leader, who insists he has a job to do. Politicians from the Pheu Thai and Kao Klai parties have called for him to step down, with Jiraporn Sinthuprai from the Pheu Thai Party even going as far as to say she’s prepared…

  • Politics NewsOpposition criticises Government for unnecessary borrowing

    Opposition criticises Government for unnecessary borrowing

    The Pheu Thai opposition party is calling on the government to look to existing funds first before attempting to borrow a trillion baht from as-yet-unnamed sources. Opposition chief whip Suthin Klangsaeng was participating in the last day of the debate on three government decrees concerning the country’s finances. A Thai PBS World report says the government is under fire for…

  • Politics NewsPM leaves debate, refusing to answer Opposition queries on oath gaffe

    PM leaves debate, refusing to answer Opposition queries on oath gaffe

    PHOTO: www.bangkokpost.com PM Prayut Chan-o-cha didn’t stay until the end of yesterday’s Opposition debate, departing to attend a Royal religious ceremony at Dusit Palace. He left without answering MP’s questions about his incomplete oath-taking, saying he had the right not to respond. The PM says he asked Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm to respond to queries on his behalf, saying…