Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai Party has challenged the decision, of the parliament president’s legal advisory committee, rejecting the party’s draft charter amendment on the grounds that it contravenes a Constitutional Court ruling.Mr. Chusak Sirinil…
Read MoreBangkok street vendors can now enjoy continuing doing their businesses at allocated spots specified by local authorities, after a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) committee tasked with maintaining the orderliness of the capital has extended it…
Read MoreThe draft bill for a national referendum on charter change is back in the spotlight, with Parliament due next week to resume deliberations that were suspended in April.The government-sponsored bill would open the door to the rewriting of a Constitution…
Read MorePheu Thai Party’s advisor Phumtham Wechayachai has explained the rationale behind the party’s strategy to amend the current Constitution, by proposing amendment of Section 256, to set up a Constitution Drafting Assembly to craft a new charter, and prop…
Read MoreConcerned about the debt problem faced by various groups of people, the Government has set both short- and long-term measures to tackle this problem under a whole-system approach.Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stated that…
Read MoreToday (Wednesday), Thailand’s opposition parties, led by the Pheu Thai Party, submitted five drafts of proposed constitutional amendments to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai for debate in parliament.Pheu Thai Party Secretary-General Prasert Chanruangthong t…
Read MoreThe opposition Move Forward Party is pushing for an amendment to the Criminal Code that would punish judicial personnel for “distorting the law”.Move Forward, aka “Kao Klai” in Thai, endorsed its final amendment draft to the Penal Code in late May, see…
Read MoreThree government coalition parties, Democrat, Bhumjaithai and Chart Thai Pattana, have submitted eight draft constitutional amendments to Thailand’s House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, only hours after the Opposition submitted five of their own.Mirroring some…
Read MoreMAE SOT, THAILAND – When Myanmar’s military shocked the world by announcing a coup earlier this year, many people inside the country were stunned at the news. After decades under military rule, they had enjoyed 10 years of a developing democracy until …
Read MoreHouse Speaker Chuan Leekpai has given an assurance that parliament will proceed with the debate on the Referendum Bill next Tuesday, June 22nd, as scheduled, after a reported attempt by pro-government parties to delay the bill and to progress a motion …
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