Thai Examiner
Bhumjaithai House Speaker moves to curb the powers of committees after Rangsiman Rome’s recent moves
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Key facts
- Speaker Sophon Saram tightens rules for 35 committees after Bhumjaithai MPs clash with Rangsiman Rome over Shuffle.com
- Supachai rejects claims of protecting Bhumjaithai MP as Sophon prepares restrictions for 35 committees
- House of Representatives Speaker and President of Parliament Sophon Saram has sharply curtailed the powers of Thailand’s 35 parliamentary committees
- Sophon tightens committee powers after disputes over witness summons and parliamentary probes
- Rome probes Shuffle.com links to Bhumjaithai MP and her Chinese-born businessman husband
- The gambling investigation developed from an earlier controversy involving claims of a ฿40 million bribery offer connected with gambling enforcement
Summary
### House power struggle. Speaker Sophon Saram tightens rules for 35 committees after Bhumjaithai MPs clash with Rangsiman Rome over Shuffle.com. Seven government-aligned MPs storm out. Gambling and money laundering questions remain unresolved in the crisis.
House of Representatives Speaker and President of Parliament Sophon Saram has sharply curtailed the powers of Thailand’s 35 parliamentary committees. The crackdown follows a bitter clash over gambling and money laundering investigations reaching into Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai Party. People’s Party firebrand Rangsiman Rome is probing Shuffle.com and businessman Taiyang Zhang, husband of Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Sangtan-sap.
House of Representatives Speaker and President of Parliament Sophon Saram has imposed sweeping restrictions on Thailand’s 35 standing parliamentary committees. The move follows a fierce confrontation over investigations involving Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Bhumjaithai Party.