Court allows Thaksin to travel to Brunei next week

13 Sept 10:37 Key points summarised by AI

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra secured court permission to travel to Brunei on February 18-19 for an ASEAN meeting, invited by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The court denied his requests to visit Cambodia and Vietnam, stating that those invitations were personal rather than official government invites.
A 5 million baht bond was posted to guarantee Thaksin's return and his report to the court within three days of arriving back in Thailand, as his travel is restricted by bail conditions for a pending lèse majesté trial.

Public expects most Kla Tham MPs to back Cabinet in censure vote, NIDA Poll finds

Yesterday 12:30 Key points summarised by AI

A recent NIDA poll indicates that a plurality of the public (30.38%) anticipates Kla Tham Party MPs will vote to support all 18 cabinet ministers targeted in the upcoming no-confidence debate.
Respondents believe the Ministry of Interior (38.78%) and the Prime Minister’s Office (21.37%) will face the toughest questioning during the censure debate.
Economic issues, particularly alleged incompetence in addressing problems (34.27%) and the rising cost of living (25.88%), are cited as the primary concerns for the government during the censure.
The public holds high expectations for the Opposition's case, with 45.65% believing clear, concrete evidence will be presented against all 18 ministers, and 41.22% expecting substantial evidence against specific ministers.