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NACC must come clean

Justice has finally caught up with one of Thailand's most controversial political wealth concealment cases.

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Former graft-busters get jail terms in Prawit watch case

Two former officials of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for failing to disclose information related to the high-profile luxury watch case involving former deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwon.

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Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags

Paetongtarn Shinawatra made required wealth declaration to national anti-corruption commission

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Prawit ‘won’t accept salary’ after frequent absences

Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will not receive his MP salary and allowances because of his frequent absences from parliament, according to the party’s secretary-general.

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Gen Prawit declares assets of B87m

Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, former deputy prime minister and chairman of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), has declared 87 million baht worth of assets, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

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PM candidate faces vote uncertainty

The Pheu Thai (PT) Party is confident its prime ministerial candidate will win endorsement from parliament in the next PM vote, a party source said.

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Graft-busters refuse to turn over Prawit watch details

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is still refusing to reveal some information related to the luxury watch controversy concerning Prawit Wongsuwon.

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Pheu Thai bloc 'excludes MFP'

The Pheu Thai Party is putting together a government without the Move Forward Party (MFP) and will nominate property tycoon Srettha Thavisin as prime minister in the next round of voting scheduled for this Friday, according to sources.

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Reprieve for the old guard?

The election of Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, former leader of the Prachachat Party, as House speaker this week may have seen the Pheu Thai Party's chances of ushering in a new, younger beginning slip through its fingers.

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Politics, sports don't mix

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT), which oversees football, futsal and beach football, has made national headlines over the past few days, but not in a good way.

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FAT Board stops Somyot from quitting to avert ban

The executive board of the Football Association of Thailand on Monday asked Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang to refrain from resigning as the FAT president to "avoid being sanctioned by Fifa".

Bangkok Post

House speaker row hurts coalition unity

Academics and politicians believe the battle for the House speaker position between the Pheu Thai Party and the Move Forward Party (MFP) will undermine unity among the eight parties seeking to form a coalition government.

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Srettha blasts ‘nonsensical’ political speculation

Srettha Thavisin, a Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate, has lashed out at “nonsensical” speculation that Pheu Thai would switch to team up with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) to form a government.

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Football chief Somyot quits over SEA Games brawls

Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Somyot Poompunmuang resigned on Saturday, a day after Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said he should take responsibility for the brawling that marred the men’s final of the recent SEA Games.

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MFP-Pheu Thai alliance on the rocks?

It's been a rough start in forming a coalition government, particularly with the row over the House speaker position between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and Pheu Thai. Now we've seen that it's a fragile partnership between the two, and if they do form a government together, more difficult times…

Bangkok Post

No let-up in speaker stalemate

Pheu Thai MPs reiterated at their latest meeting that the next House speaker must be a candidate from their party and said the demand would be relayed to the Move Forward Party (MFP) during their talks on Wednesday.

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Review army housing rules

Parliament's opening session on July 3 will be the swansong of the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration, which has ruled the country for over nine years. That said, as the curtain is about to drop, Gen Prayut continues to act as if the end isn't on the horizon.

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Prawit doesn't rule out being nominated for PM

Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwon on Tuesday would neither confirm nor rule out the possibility he could be nominated as the next prime minister.

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Pheu Thai heaps pressure on MFP's Pita

141 versus 151? They are not three-digit lottery numbers, but the number of the Pheu Thai Party's seats in the House of Representatives compared to those of the Move Forward Party.

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Compromise is in order

With every passing day, the Move Forward Party's (MFP) prospects of successfully forming a coalition government appear to slip further away despite its best efforts to keep calm, according to observers.

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Justice in the shadows

The Election Commission (EC) has started to endorse elected MPs this week. According to the political calendar, they will have to declare their wealth and assets to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

Bangkok Post

Prawit reports in as new MP

Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the Palang Pracharath Party leader, was among the newly endorsed MPs who reported to the Office of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

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NACC ordered to disclose all details of Prawit watch probe

The Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to disclose all details of the findings from its investigation into the luxury watch controversy involving Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.

Bangkok Post

On solid foundations or shaky ground?

The Move Foward Party (MFP)-led alliance is conjuring up the impression that it has already assumed control of the country's administration, according to a political source.

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12.5m more skilled staff eyed by 2027

Thailand aims to produce around 800,000 skilled workers next year in targeted industries, including intelligent electronics, next-generation automobiles and healthcare.

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