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Abhisit-Chaturon: Bracing for political tumult
Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/01/2018
» Concerns are rife whether the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will abide by the roadmap to election this year after it issued an order requiring party members to confirm their membership and pay fees by May.
Prayut faces year of challenges
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will inevitably face more political challenges this year as he will have to stand by his election pledge to win the trust of the public and the international community and dispel concerns the regime intends to retain its grip on power, observers say.
Government ducks Sangha study row
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 24/10/2017
» The government insists it will not interfere with the decisions of the country's two Sangha universities regarding their curriculum management, despite concerns raised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the high number of study programmes offered at these universities.
PAD may seek donations to pay damages
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/09/2017
» Core members of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) are hopeful they will not have to hand over the full 552 million baht they have been court-ordered to pay for the group's protests in 2008 that led to the shutting down of the capital's two main airports.
Thanong: 'I'd do the same again'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/07/2017
» Former finance minister Thanong Bidaya has insisted he made the right decision in opting to float the baht in July 1997.
Wissanu justifies S44 order for Sor Por Kor land
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/06/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has defended the government's decision to invoke Section 44 to clear legal hurdles allowing Sor Por Kor land to be used for petroleum, renewable energy and mining activities.
Abhisit warns of perils of unity talks
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 27/03/2017
» Reconciliation and national reforms are on most politicians' lips these days.
Scholars urge Buddhism body to defrock ex-abbot
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 07/03/2017
» Buddhist scholars are calling on the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to initiate a process to have Phra Dhammajayo defrocked after the fugitive monk was stripped of his monastic title.
Scholars call for parole system rejig
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/09/2016
» Criticism is mounting over the administration of the parole system following the early release of high-profile inmates, with academics calling for changes to make the parole system more transparent.
Northeast 'no' stand thumbs nose at regime
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/08/2016
» The higher percentage of votes against the draft charter and the extra question in Sunday's referendum in the Northeast serve as indication of many local people's covert resistance to the military regime, sources say.