Politics

A lawyer on Tuesday filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), accusing a member of a panel monitoring the telecom watchdog of abusing his authority.

A special meeting of Constitutional Court judges has been called on Thursday for deliberations on the defence statement of suspended prime minister General Prayut Chana-o-cha as well as statements of defence witnesses, a source said on Monday.

Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Boonyamanee resigned from his post on Monday to fight a case in the corruption court related to his tenure as head of Songkhla’s provincial administrative organisation (PAO) eight years ago.

Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij, now leader of the Kla Party, is set to join the Chart Pattana Party as its economic team leader, it was announced on Friday.

General Prayut Chan-o-cha appeared confident after his legal team submitted its case on his tenure as prime minister, a source at Government House said on Friday.

General Prayut Chan-o-cha has returned the Prime Minister's vehicles to Government House as he has been suspended by the Constitutional Court from performing his duties as PM.

The Chart Pattana and Kla parties have announced a joint press conference on Friday, leading to speculation of a merger of the two parties.

General Prayut Chan-o-cha is still in good morale and continues to work as the defence minister after he was suspended from his duties as the prime minister last week, Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday.

The Cabinet on Tuesday amended regulations to allow acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan to approve national budget spending and reshuffles, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said.

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday ruled out a Cabinet reshuffle in the first meeting chaired by him as caretaker prime minister following the suspension of General Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Thailand is not ready to hold a national election right now should the government dissolve Parliament, as the new “Organic Act on the Election of Members of Parliament” has not yet come into effect, a news source from the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday.

General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday made his first appearance at a public event in his capacity as defence minister since he was suspended from the prime minister's duties.

General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s legal team will cite two sections of the 2017 Constitution to support their argument that he has not reached his eight-year term limit as prime minister.