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New Senate plan 'blocks undue control'
News, Published on 30/12/2014
» The Constitution Drafting Committee has defended its proposal to shake up the composition of the Senate, saying the new plan will ensure the upper house is not "bossed around".
Lawmakers defend plan to curtail EC
News, Published on 28/12/2014
» The Constitution Drafting Committee has defended a proposal to strip the Election Commission of its power to organise polls and transfer the duties to other agencies.
CDC clarifies PM rule change
Online Reporters, Published on 27/12/2014
» Charter drafters have reiterated that their proposal for an unelected prime minister would apply only in the event of a political deadlock, but they admit the public needs more convincing.
EC power trimmed, NACC's intact
Online Reporters, Published on 26/12/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) will only supervise and call new elections while the National Anti-Corruption Commission will enjoy largely the same powers it does today under the new constitution, drafters concluded on Friday.
Charter panel says PM can be a non-MP
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/12/2014
» The prime minister, under a charter change proposal, does not have to be a member of the House of Representatives, a spokesman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) said yesterday.
CDC wants provision for non-elected prime minister
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/12/2014
» The prime minister should not necessarily be an elected MP and senators should be authorised to screen ministerial nominees, the Constitution Drafting Committee resolved on Thursday.
New MP election method approved
Online Reporters, Published on 24/12/2014
» The Constitution Drafting Committee on Wednesday accepted the mixed-member proportional (MMP) System for electing members of parliament, which involves a combination of constituency and party-list representatives.
Somkid's suspended jail term upheld
Online Reporters, Published on 24/12/2014
» The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld two lower-court decisions to sentence Somkid Banthaisong, a former Pheu Thai MP for Nong Khai province, to a six-month suspended jail term and order him to pay 500,000 baht compensation for defaming an army officer during a red-shirt protest in 2009.
EC seeks culprits for voided Feb 2 election
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) is planning to file a lawsuit against those deemed accountable for the 3.8-billion-baht cost incurred by the voided Feb 2 election.
Reforms forum for students kicks off
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/12/2014
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) and the National Reform Council (NRC) are encouraging students across the country to get involved in the reform and charter drafting process.