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Quest for unity leaves its mark
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/02/2015
» As the country moves closer to the promulgation of its 20th charter, national reconciliation has been the central theme of the drafting process, spurring reflection about the social and political motivations behind the two previous constitutions in which public participation played a large role.
Suvarnabhumi noise lawsuit tossed
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/02/2015
» The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit filed by residents living near Suvarnabhumi airport who sought a ban on night-time flights and compensation for noise pollution.
EC opposes charter plan to curtail its election powers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/02/2015
» The Election Commission opposes a proposal under the new charter to curtail its power to organise polls and transfer the duties to a new body.
NRC urges consumer bill 'fixes'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2015
» The National Reform Council (NRC) says it is worried about some aspects of a bill setting up an independent organisation for consumer protection and wants it revised.
CDC attempts to safeguard state budgets
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/01/2015
» Charter drafters have agreed to include new conditions for managing state budgets and finances in the constitution, to improve the transparency and accountability of government spending.
CDC pushes human rights super-body
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/01/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has agreed in principle to merge the National Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman.
EC power cut back in new charter
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/01/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has approved a proposal seeking to strip the Election Commission (EC) of the power to organise polls.
Charter drafters urge NLA to halt changes to anti-graft law
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/01/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has recommended that parliament considers putting on hold the draft amendment to the anti-corruption law that seeks to give more power to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Drafters slash charter court head's term
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/01/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has agreed to reduce the tenure of the charter court president from nine years to three years but decided not to impose a limit on the number of terms the judge can serve.
Con-Court judges can serve to 70
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/01/2015
» The president of the Constitutional Court can serve multiple three-year terms while the court's justices will serve nine years or until they are 70 under the new constitution.