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Senate to proceed with agency nominations
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The Senate resolved on Friday to move ahead with votes for members of independent organisations amid warnings from minority senators that the process could be deemed illegitimate.
Senate powers face new threat
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/05/2025
» A group of senators will ask the Senate Speaker to suspend the selection of members of independent organisations on May 29-30.
Deputy Speaker to face EC on May 19
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/05/2025
» Deputy Senate Speaker Kriangkrai Srirak confirmed he will appear before the Election Commission's (EC) inquiry panel on May 19 as summoned.
Thai Senate panel gears up to study casino-entertainment complex bill
Published on 14/04/2025
» A special Senate committee tasked with studying the casino-entertainment complex bill is scheduled to hold its first meeting on April 23, according to a source.
ABOUT POLITICS: Nominees feel the blues
News, Published on 05/04/2025
» The majority "blue" group of senators wields considerable power to pick or reject proposed appointees for independent agencies, and a recent, futile attempt to name replacements for two outgoing judges in the Constitutional Court shows this.
Thai govt ‘slow to react’ to tremors
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/03/2025
» The Senate on Monday took the government to task for what it said was a slow response to Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar that saw strong tremors sweep across Thailand.
Senate rejects charter court picks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 19/03/2025
» The Senate has rejected two high-profile picks for the Constitutional Court -- one for supporting a lese majeste law amendment and the other for not being a preferred choice of the majority of senators.
MPs, cabinet to vote on court petition
Published on 27/02/2025
» Lawmakers and the cabinet will hold a joint meeting on March 17 to decide whether the Constitutional Court should be asked to clear doubts over a referendum in the charter amendment process, according to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.
Charter rewrite faces major setbacks
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/02/2025
» Political parties, particularly those in the government coalition, have shown their true colours as the charter amendment process unfolds. Meanwhile, amid it all, the opposition People's Party has shown that it remains committed to changing the junta-sponsored supreme law of the country into one that is more democratic.
Pheu Thai pushes court on referendum
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/02/2025
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party is seeking a Constitutional Court ruling on whether parliament has the authority to amend the charter without a referendum being held first.