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All in to fix charter
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/04/2024
» Through its endorsement of three referendums that would amend Thailand's entire charter, a proposal that was forwarded by a study panel under Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, the government has now set in motion the charter drafting process. It is looking like it will proceed at a snail's pace.
Legalise surrogacy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2023
» The arrest of Navaporn Phakiatsakul -- a Chinese woman of Thai nationality -- has put the spotlight on the issue of illegal surrogacy.
Upper House under fire
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2023
» It is no secret that over the past three years, the Senate has been lambasted for favouring the government. The criticism is not entirely unfair. Out of 250 senators, 244 were selected by the National Council of Peace and Order, and they have a track record of resisting legal proposals to curb their ability to elect prime ministers.
Senate must prove mettle
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2022
» Today will be a chance for the 250 appointed senators to prove their mettle. By late evening, the 250 members of the Upper House and 500 MPs in the Lower House are expected to have cast votes on a charter amendment seeking to strip the Senate of its power to take part in electing a prime minister.
Hands off SSF coffers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2022
» The government's attempt to revise a law to let subscribers withdraw part of their pension before they turn 55 does not bode well for the sustainability of the Social Security Fund -- the country's largest welfare scheme.
Don't derail charter push
News, Editorial, Published on 15/03/2021
» After the March 11 ruling by Constitutional Court over the charter rewrite, the ball is now in parliament's court.
PPRP charter move bizarre
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/02/2021
» The approval of the controversial motion by parliament that allows the Constitutional Court to rule on the charter rewrite is a harbinger of things to come and will lead to political difficulties.
Hopes dim for better charter
News, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2020
» The constitution has always been part and parcel of the country's political crisis. It's therefore no surprise that salvation also lies in the hope that a new, fair and inclusive charter will materialise soon.
Compromise must not fail
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2020
» Political developments over the past few days point to how reaching a solution through compromise could prove far more difficult.
Give 'people's draft' a chance
News, Editorial, Published on 17/11/2020
» After weeks of uncertainty and speculation, the fate of seven charter amendment drafts will soon be decided, as parliament reconvenes today specifically to deliberate on the matter.