February 20, 2021 11:30 am
BANGKOK, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha survived a no-confidence vote Saturday in parliament amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, abused human rights and fostered corruption.
September 12, 2019 12:00 pm
BANGKOK, Sept 12: Thailand’s Constitutional Court announced Wednesday it has declined to hear a case accusing the country’s prime minister of violating the constitution by omitting a sentence from the oath of office he and his government took before King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
August 8, 2019 11:34 am
BANGKOK, Aug 8: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday he will take sole responsibility for failing to recite the full oath of allegiance when he and his Cabinet were sworn in last month.
June 6, 2019 18:00 pm
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June 6, 2019 11:44 am
THAILAND, June 6: Thailand's new parliament has elected military government chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as the country's prime minister, completing a transition from coup leader to head of a civilian government in a system seen tilted in his favour, aljazeera reported.
June 5, 2019 13:39 pm
BANGKOK, June 5: Thailand’s Parliament convened Wednesday for a vote that is expected to keep Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister five years after he seized power by military coup.
May 9, 2019 15:00 pm
BANGKOK, May 9: Thailand’s pro-army Palang Pracharat party was looking for coalition partners on Thursday from a wide field of potential allies as it seeks to keep military junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led a 2014 coup, in office as prime minister.