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Election bill delay condemned
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2018
» Politicians have roundly condemned the decision of a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) panel to tweak an election-related organic law that could push the polling date into next year.
Poll delay likely after panel tweaks bill
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» The general election could be delayed to February 2019 now that the panel vetting the organic law on the election of MPs has changed its effective date.
NLA panel scraps senator cross-election method
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» A panel considering the organic bill on the selection of senators has decided to have candidates from 15 professional groups elect finalists among themselves, eliminating the football-style cross-election method championed by constitution writers earlier.
Tarit gets small fine, suspended jail for undeclared wealth
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» Tarit Pengdith, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, was on Friday given a suspended three-month jail sentence and fined 5,000 baht for concealment of assets worth tens of millions of baht while in office.
Prawit to resign if NACC watch probe finds him guilty
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday he is ready to step down from the cabinet if the anti-graft agency found the case against him has grounds.
Activists launch campaign to 'disarm' NCPO
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Activist groups are inviting people to sign a petition calling for the annulment of 35 orders issued by the National Council for Peace and Order they say violate people's rights.
Prayut to visit Mae Hong Son Jan 17
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to visit Mae Hong Son on Wednesday on an 'inspection' trip, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday, a move likely to be viewed by critics as political posturing.
Foreign Minister confirms Yingluck in London since Sept
Online Reporters, Published on 09/01/2018
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai confirmed on Tuesday that fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been in London since September, and possibly carries the passport of another country as her Thai passports were revoked.
Criticism grows of Prawit's charter flight to Hawaii
Online Reporters, Published on 03/10/2016
» The use of a chartered jumbo jet to take Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and his 38-member entourage to the Asean-US defence meeting in Hawaii last week has drawn much criticism on a popular Facebook community page.