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Push to end dissolution gains support
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2012
» A Democrat Party MP and a member of the Election Commission have voiced support for a proposal to amend a constitutional provision covering the dissolution of political parties.
Charter change draws ire
News, Published on 03/03/2012
» An anti-Thaksin Shinawatra alliance has kicked off a campaign against rewriting the charter, vowing to step up their protests if an amendment is touted that would allow his return.
Chalerm: Let the CDA do its job
Online Reporters, Published on 02/03/2012
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung on Friday asked Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva to stay calm and allow a constitution drafting committee (CDA), which has yet to be set up, to do its work.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 02/03/2012
» Nitirat group leader Worajet Pakeerat was punched on the face by two brothers who, on their surrender to the police, said they were opposed to the group’s stated aims, to have the lese majeste law changed. Supporters and opponents of charter change began gearing up for a new showdown as the parliament started charter rewriting proceedings.
Democrats oppose CDA rewriting entire charter
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/03/2012
» The Democrat Party opposes any efforts to empower the planned constitution drafting assembly to rewrite the entire charter and reiterated that sections covering the monarchy, the judiciary and independent agencies must be left untouched.
Opposition moves to limit scope of CDA
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/03/2012
» Democrats on a panel charged with vetting bills to create a constitutional drafting assembly yesterday moved to limit what the CDA can touch when it sets out to amend the charter.
Activists call for charter rewrite boycott
News, Published on 27/02/2012
» A democracy watchdog has called for a boycott of the government's planned constitutional amendment drive.
Gloves off for constitutional amendment
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 25/02/2012
» The joint meeting between the House of Representatives and the Senate on Thursday was to consider various charter amendment bills with no need to wait to verify all the signatures of citizens who have put their names to a people's amendment bill because to wait for this would take several months, noted Post Today.
PAD warns govt on charter bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/02/2012
» The People's Alliance for Democracy is threatening legal action and mass rallies in response to the government's charter amendment bid.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2012
» Government authorities were in unison, insisting the three bomb blasts in downtown Bangkok did not amount to terrorism because the devices were intended solely to kill unnamed foreign individuals - even though several Thais were hurt. In the parliament, there was bedlam on Thursday when Democrat MPs queried the prime minister about her "secret mission" at the Four Seasons Hotel last Wednesday.