Tag: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

Court suspends Thai PM Prayut from office

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha from office while it considers a legal challenge that could see him thrown out months before an expected general election. The court agreed unanimously to hear a case brought by opposition parties who argue Prayut has reached the end of his eight-year term limit as prime minister. Judges also agreed by five votes to four to suspend Prayut from office until […]

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrives for the ASEAN Summit in Manila

  Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-o-cha arrived in Manila at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Friday afternoon, April 28, 2017. He is among the 10 ASEAN leaders who would be attending the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit set tomorrow on April 29, 2017 in Manila. The Kingdom of Thailand was the last leg of President  of Rodrigo  Duterte’s nine-country ASEAN visits. In March 2017, […]

President Aquino meets with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday said the solidarity between the Philippines and Thailand was reaffirmed during his meeting with visiting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. In a statement delivered at the President’s Hall of Malacañang Palace following their one-hour expanded bilateral meeting, President Aquino said their discussions “focused on trade and investments, security, and the strengthening of our people-to-people ties”. “In terms of investment activity, I noted that Philippine companies such as San […]