Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said he will defect from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) most probably to the main opposition Pheu Thai Party.
Two veteran politicians have left the Democrat Party for the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, while the last remaining core members of the Sam Mitr group, one of the mainstay factions in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), are poised to return to the Pheu Thai Party, according to political sources.
The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Tuesday petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to probe Social Development and Human Security Minister Juti Krairiksh’s alleged misconduct in connection with a state housing development project.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called an urgent meeting on Wednesday to lay down measures to deal with drug abuse and gun violence, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Tuesday.
Many people think cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, were unable to give clear answers to questions raised by the opposition in the no-confidence debate, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.