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Military 'tried to dupe us'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/05/2016
» Two netizens detained for mimicking the junta and attacking the draft constitution yesterday complained the military has tried to dupe them into framing other people abroad for lese majeste charges.
Referendum rules spark huge outcry
News, Published on 01/05/2016
» The Election Commission has been attacked by human rights advocates for crippling the ability of voters to discuss the constitution draft in the run-up to the referendum.
Free schooling change plan wins praise
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/04/2016
» The proposed change in the government's 12-year free education programme set to start from the pre-school level instead of Prathom 1 (Grade 1) as laid down in the draft charter should help solve a raft of problems in education, a seminar has been told.
EU slams govt's fishing 'propaganda campaign'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2016
» The European Union (EU) has slammed Thailand's "propaganda campaign" to publicise the "positive side" of its efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing and criticised the country for not doing enough to address the problem.
Watana appears at Bangkok Military Court
Online Reporters, Published on 21/04/2016
» Former commerce minister Watana Muangsook was taken to Bangkok Military Court on Thursday afternoon, where the Crime Suppression Division sought approval to detain him for further investigation.
CDC chief hints at outsider PM
News, Published on 14/10/2015
» Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) chairman Meechai Ruchupan has indicated that a non-elected outsider will be allowed to become prime minister under the new constitution.
Military court orders release of 14 students
Online Reporters, Published on 07/07/2015
» The 14 students arrested for staging a political gathering in defiance of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) were ordered released on Tuesday by the Bangkok Military Court.
Local body leaders keep jobs for now
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/05/2015
» The decentralisation of power to local bodies, made controversial by the protests of grassroot leaders who fear losing their jobs, marks a step forward in the new charter by ensuring that oversight by the state is flexible and limited to what is necessary, a charter drafter says.
Experts slam 'confusing' constitution
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2015
» A new election method set out in the draft charter will confuse voters and weaken political parties, according to critics.
'Weak, unstable' government beckons
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/03/2015
» The mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system proposed under the new constitution will enfeeble large political parties and lead to weak and unstable coalition governments prone to falling at any time, the two major political parties said.