DATUK Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif has been appointed as Kuala Lumpur’s 15th Mayor, making her the first woman to helm the top post in the capital city.
FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives to welcome Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
"We are very confident because we did everything as per the legal procedure," Prommin Lertsuridej, a veteran of the ruling Pheu Thai party, told Reuters. The lawmakers argued that the appointment of Pichit Chuenban, a former lawyer for the politically powerful Shinawatras, did not meet ethnical standards. He was briefly jailed for contempt of court for an alleged attempt to bribe court staff, which was never proven.
But the real estate tycoon who entered politics just months before last year's election is plodding on.
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