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The opposition took aim at the 2023 budget bill, saying the government is being held to ransom by coalition parties over budget allocations while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended it, saying Thailand still enjoys financial and foreign reserve strengths.

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Thamanat says he's ready to lead

Capt Thamanat Prompow announced on Wednesday he is ready to lead the Setthakij Thai Party which is expected to select a new executive committee on June 7.

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PM defies efforts to oust him from office

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defied attempts to unseat him, saying the country will not be better off even if he is forced from office.

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Opposition applies heat over eastern pipeline bid

Pheu Thai Party says it will make transparency a key issue during a no-confidence debate expected in July in relation to the bidding for a major water project in the country's eastern region.

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Bribe plot rumours swirl

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday brushed aside a claim by former deputy prime minister Trairong Suwannakhiri that some MPs were each offered between 5-30 million baht to vote against him in an upcoming no-confidence debate.

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Opposition gives censure plan timeline

The opposition plans to table a no-confidence motion against the government after the amendments to two organic laws crucial for conducting a new, dual-ballot election are submitted to parliament for second and third readings.

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Paetongtarn quiet on being PM nominee

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party's chief of the Inclusion and Innovation Adviser Committees, is keeping mum about her chances of standing as the party's prime ministerial candidate after the party declared it will unveil its candidate after the House is dissolved.

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Censure debate to take place 'before Aug 23'

The Pheu Thai Party and opposition leader Cholnan Srikaew said on Thursday a censure debate would take place before Aug 23 -- the date critics believe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's eight-year term limit should technically end.

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Opposition slams govt's 'failing' policy

The opposition on Sunday slammed the government for its "failing economic policy" and criticised its 10-point plan to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices stemming from the Ukraine-Russia crisis.

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Ballot bills face choppy seas, sabotage risk

Deputy Democrat Party leader Sathit Pitutecha on Tuesday urged all parties to respect the amendment process after Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew's claim that a plan was afoot to shoot down the two organic laws to switch back to the one-ballot system.

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MP dismisses bill 'manoeuvring' claim

Nakhon Si Thammarat MP Chinnaworn Bunyakiat has dismissed the opposition's claim that House members are deliberately aiming to shoot down two Election of MPs and Political Parties Act amendment bills after they have been scrutinised.

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Dissolution rules 'riddled with problems'

Provisions that provide the basis for the dissolution of political parties under the political parties law are problematic and should be amended, says Pheu Thai Party leader Cholnan Srikaew.

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Pheu Thai sees by-election win as victory for 'democracy camp'

The opposition Pheu Thai Party's win in Sunday's by-election in Bangkok's constituency 9 shows what direction Thai politics is heading, and is seen as a victory of democracy over dictatorship, Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew said.

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Opposition to file general debate motion

The opposition will file a general debate motion against the government in parliament over its failure to address a range of pressing issues -- including the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and economic malaise -- by early next week.

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