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MPs back amnesty bills
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/07/2025
» The House has passed three amnesty bills but rejected two versions submitted by civil society groups and the former Move Forward Party during their first readings.
Gen Pisal resigns from Pheu Thai Party
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/10/2024
» Former 4th Army chief Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a list MP and fugitive defendant in the Tak Bai massacre case, has resigned from the Pheu Thai Party.
Warrant issued for Gen Pisal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/10/2024
» The Narathiwat provincial court has issued an arrest warrant for Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a Pheu Thai Party list MP, in connection with the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case.
House committee proposed to discuss amnesty bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/12/2023
» The government whip has proposed setting up a special House committee to discuss among all political parties what a new amnesty bill should look like.
Public urged to learn from Oct 14 uprising
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/10/2023
» The government has urged Thais to learn from the Oct 14, 1973 student uprising about the importance of real democracy and contribute to the development of the political system.
MFP urged to tread carefully on amnesty
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/10/2023
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has cautioned the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) to be careful that its push for an amnesty law does not trigger a major new political conflict.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration selects 7 protest sites
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/06/2022
» City Hall has designated seven sites where people can hold demonstrations in Bangkok under the Public Assembly Act, though rally organisers have to seek prior permission and follow related laws.
A fraught year in politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2020
» It is often said that Thailand resolves around political events. Here are the five most dynamic and attention-grabbing stories — the youth-led, anti-government protests, the Future Forward Party’s spectacular fall, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha surviving the Constitutional Court’s rulings that threatened to deliver the death warrant on his premiership, the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections held for the first time in six years and the internal turbulence experienced by the main opposition Pheu Thai Party — which have left their mark this year.
Opposition: Harsh law enforcement won't solve political conflict
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/11/2020
» The two major opposition parties, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, denounced Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's decision to intensify the government's response to protest violence, saying it would not solve any problems.
Opposition MP slashes own arm during debate
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/10/2020
» A Pheu Thai Party MP cut his arm in Parliament during a debate on students' rallies on Tuesday night, saying he did not want students to get hurt.