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Non-elected PM puts Thai democracy at risk
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/11/2015
» Will the next charter allow an unelected prime minister? If the charter drafting sub-committee has its way, the answer is a resounding yes. Sub-committee chairman Apichart Sukhakhanont plans to soon hand over the controversial unelected PM proposal to the Charter Drafting Committee (CDC).
Charter principles tipped to remain intact
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/03/2015
» The new draft charter is facing heavy criticism on all fronts. The barbs do not only come from independent observers and major political parties, namely Pheu Thai and the Democrats, but also from the National Reform Council (NRC) and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Yingluck leaving would be a win-win for both camps
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/02/2015
» There is only one reason why the junta is putting the brakes on former premier Yingluck Shinawatra's request for permission to go to Hong Kong to see her fugitive brother — to prevent her exile.
NRC's reform mission will be a race against the clock
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/10/2014
» The public pins high hopes on the National Reform Council (NRC) to get the country out of a political rut, which is also the aim of junta leader and Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. Yet there is no guarantee this goal will be achieved.
Prayuth’s won over business, next step is the world
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/06/2014
» Three weeks after the coup and the junta is still enjoying its honeymoon period, with positive feedback from the business sector and rice farmers.
Prayuth must take great care wielding ‘special powers’
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/07/2014
» It is a certainty the interim charter that is being drafted will make the junta chief more powerful than the government. This can be interpreted in good ways or bad, depending on where you stand.
Chances of success remote for peacebroker Abhisit
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 01/05/2014
» Saying he wants to be part of the country’s answer to its troubles, former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is trying to break Thailand's political deadlock through talks with the conflicting parties. But his chances of success are pretty slim.
PDRC, govt walking a tightrope to avoid bloodshed
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/01/2014
» While the anti-government protest, now in its 78th day, has failed to get caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign, the protest leaders still have many cards to play.
Parties must back rule of law for real reform
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/09/2013
» While the government is trying to involve prominent public figures in its political reform assembly, the initiative has been shunned by the Democrat Party, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and civic groups.
Thaksin makes a feint on the road to reconciliation
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/05/2013
» In football parlance, the trick is called a step-over: making others think we are doing one thing when we are actually doing another. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did just that in his recent Skype address to red-shirt supporters.