(Photo by Patipat Janthong)Pheu Thai Party caretaker secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai warned the Election Commission (EC) it should not assume that former leader Thaksin Shinawatra still dominates the party's activity. The remark was made amid reports that several former MPs planned to meet fugitive former prime ministers Thaksin and his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, who are visiting Singapore. A Pheu Thai source who asked not to be named said the former MPs who met the siblings included Chalerm Ubumrung, the former labour minister, and Woravat Auapinyakul, the former education minister. Samart Kaewmeechai, a key Pheu Thai member and former MP for Chiang Rai, admitted many former MPs were travelling to meet Thaksin and Yingluck. Nonetheless, they were expected to discuss the problems of former MPs defecting to other countries, and the candidates for Pheu Thai leader.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2018 01:03 UTC