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Thaksin ‘pool party’ pic 2 years old

A photograph of Thaksin Shinawatra playing with a grandchild in a swimming pool turns out to have been taken two years ago, and not since the ex-prime minister’s return to Thailand, as a former politician alleged on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 9, 2023

Prawit seeks voter seal with list slot

Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said he is running for a party-list seat so he can assume the prime minister's post with grace and confidence.

Bangkok Post · Apr 1, 2023

The silence of the Senate

As all parliamentary meetings will officially end on Feb 28, members of the Upper and Lower Houses are rushing to deliberate draft laws and wrap up their proposals and probes into corruption.

Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2023

Senate 'must probe' abuse claim

A former Democrat MP is urging a probe to find the identity of a senator whose alleged mistress, a police corporal, has been accused of abusing a member of their domestic staff.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20, 2022

Probe into pot plants at parliament

The Secretariat of the House of Representatives has launched a probe into the mysterious planting of cannabis on the grounds of parliament and threatened to take legal action if any laws are found to have been broken.

Bangkok Post · Jul 23, 2022

A clubby home away

The parliamentary club in the grand new parliament complex in Kiak Kai, Bangkok, is drawing more than its share of attention, even though the club has yet to open.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4, 2022