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More MPs face land scrutiny
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2019
» Environmental police will look into a fresh complaint against 21 MPs, five senators and four officials over public forest encroachment.
Education and the creative economy
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 02/04/2018
» Following the raging success of the soap opera Buppaesannivas (Love Destiny), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha floated the idea to help fund the production of Thai dramas that incorporate historical and cultural elements. If this sounds familiar, it should.
63 ex-reform council members win seats on NRSA
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/10/2015
» Sixty-three former National Reform Council (NRC) members including 42 who voted down the previous draft constitution have secured seats on the 200-member National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
The road to 'true democracy'
Published on 28/03/2015
» Lt Gen Navin Damrigan, a constitution writer, shares his view on the Thailand the Constitution Drafting Committee has in mind once the new charter takes effect, and how the new highest law can bring about such transformation.
Draft charter 'steals democracy'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/03/2015
» The draft constitution is fraught with flaws as the constitution drafters have come up with the wrong solutions that will only snatch democracy from the people, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
Where reforms are heading
Published on 10/10/2014
» A prime minister coming from direct vote, the absence of populist policies and primary votes are among the key proposals submitted to the National Reform Council (NRC) to consider using as its groundwork.
NCPO to handpick reform council members Friday
Published on 25/09/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is expected to rush the selection the 250 members of the National Reform Council (NRC) from the final list of candidates on Friday, amid concerns over possible cronyism.
Land reform proposal
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2011
» Land ownership inequalities will be targeted with land tax, cap on ownership, land bank, zoning, and database.