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Amnesty conditions for S112 'unchanged'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/08/2025
» The House Committee on Peace Building said that conditions for offenders under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lèse-majesté law, to receive amnesty remain unchanged for now.
Panel moots road safety measures
News, Published on 05/04/2025
» The road safety committee has proposed four key measures to curb traffic accidents during the upcoming Songkran festival.
Charter change looks like a lost cause
News, Published on 08/03/2025
» The charter amendment business has reached its climax, and it is expected to fade away from this point, according to one political analyst.
Rocky road ahead for charter bills
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/02/2025
» Efforts to deliberate bills seeking to amend Section 256 of the constitution, which would pave the way for setting up a charter drafting assembly (CDA), are highly unlikely to be successful, says Nikorn Chamnong, director of the Chartthaipattana Party, a partner in the coalition government.
People's Party's bill 'unlikely' to gain support
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/01/2025
» A charter amendment bill seeking to pave the way for establishing a charter drafting assembly (CDA) has a slim chance of passing its first reading, according to Nikorn Chamnong, the secretary of the joint committee on the referendum bill.
Thailand's charter fate vexes political class
Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 29/12/2024
» Rewriting the constitution should be a breeze, given the overwhelming support for the effort to see it through in the House of Representatives.
Senate refuses to back down on referendum
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/12/2024
» The Senate, as expected, voted overwhelmingly in support of the double majority rule to be applied in a charter amendment referendum on Tuesday.
Ex-DPM Wissanu says skip charter referendum
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/12/2024
» The charter should be amended section by section to avoid having to conduct a referendum, as the focus should be on forming an assembly to redraft the constitution, according to legal experts.
A charter change muddle
News, Published on 07/12/2024
» The increasingly complex business of getting the referendum issue sorted is fraught with technical hurdles for lawmakers who have to straighten them out.
Rewrite 'unlikely' under current govt
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/12/2024
» A mandatory "cooling off" period will likely apply before the move to amend the referendum bill resumes, meaning a charter rewrite will not be finished within the tenure of the current government, according to Nikorn Chamnong, secretary of the Senate-MP joint committee.