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House to finally debate amnesty for lese majeste cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2024
» A controversial report on whether offences under the lese majeste law should be eligible for amnesty is finally set for a debate in parliament this week after two previous delays, according to the House panel in charge of the study.
Bid to remove 'anti-monarchy' findings from amnesty debate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2024
» The Thai Sang Thai (TST) Party has advised that a study made controversial by its recommendation that lese majeste offenders be covered by an amnesty law be withdrawn from the House debate agenda on Thursday.
Trapped cat enlivens censure debate
Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2020
» As MPs in the ruling and opposition camps claw at one another on the first day of the censure debate, one politician has put the fight for democracy on hold -- to save the life of a cat.
(Updated) Big changes coming soon?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2013
» A major cabinet shake-up could come within days as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seems likely to follow her older brother's advice to bring in fresh faces to restore the government's popularity.
Thai-Mongolian Relations: Business & military cooperation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/04/2013
» Three day visit by PM Yingluck focuses on trade & investment in biotech, food, pharma, electronics & computers. Mongolia also wants to join Thai-US Cobra Gold military exercises.
YouTube April 1 DVDs
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2013
» There is something strange about this story. YouTube has not confirmed it and the news agencies seem to have missed it. Not only that but YouTube has just announced it is shutting down. (What's today's date again?)
Bow down. Beyoncé is back
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/03/2013
» With a fifth album finally in production, and a Beyoncé tour about to start, it's time to generate some excitement. The singer did that yesterday by releasing a new song called "Bow Down / I Been on".
Spoiled rice in parliament
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/02/2013
» There was nothing boring about yesterday's session of parliament after a Democrat MP Thursday sliced open a bag of the government's pledged rice, showing it was rotten.
Flood spending under fire
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/11/2012
» The government came under heavy fire over alleged irregularities in the spending of its 120-billion-baht flood rehabilitation and prevention budget during the last day of the censure debate yesterday.
Sexual remark censored
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/11/2012
» Prasit Chaisrisa, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Surin and one of the party’s chief defenders during censure debates, went a little too far in his objection to an accusation by Democrat Party MP Rangsima Rodrassami.