
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday rebutted a motion on press intimidation raised during the House question-and-answer session, acting on the prime minister's behalf.
Although PM Yingluck Shinawatra was supposed to answer queries from MPs, House Speaerk Somsak Kiatsuranont cited past precedents to argue that she could designate a Cabinet member to take up questions from MPs.
The Nation