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OPINION

MPs fail Clean Air Bill

Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2025

» The recurring failure to maintain a quorum during the debate on the Clean Air Bill highlights a fundamental lapse in the primary duty of members of parliament.

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THAILAND

Anutin's mission impossible?

Published on 15/09/2025

» When the People's Party (PP) agreed to support Bhumjaithai's bid to form a new government, it outlined a set of conditions, which include the dissolution of the House within four months of the government delivering its policy statement to parliament.

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THAILAND

Pheu Thai pitches law change for charter rewrite

Published on 15/09/2025

» The Pheu Thai Party has set up a special committee to study the possibility of adding a new section to Chapter 15 of the constitution to open the way to either a constitution drafting assembly or a parliamentary committee in the amendment process of the constitution, party spokesman Danuporn Punnakanta says.

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THAILAND

Anutin gets down to work

Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/09/2025

» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul is preparing to form a government after being elected with 311 votes, comfortably surpassing the 247 required for a majority, to become the country's 32nd prime minister.

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THAILAND

House dissolution 'on cards'

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/09/2025

» The ruling Pheu Thai Party said it has made preparations to dissolve the House of Representatives, following indications that a majority of MPs from the main opposition People's Party (PP) may support former coalition partner Bhumjaithai in forming the next government.

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THAILAND

Flat B20 commuter fare launch faces delay

Published on 26/08/2025

» The planned rollout of the highly anticipated 20-baht-flat mass-transport fare in Greater Bangkok in October is likely to be delayed, with the key enabling bills mired down in parliament.

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Budget puts govt on edge

News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2025

» As a special session to deliberate the second and third readings of the 3.78-trillion-baht fiscal 2026 Budget Bill gets under way, the Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partners can do little but keep their fingers crossed.

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THAILAND

Upper House 'no threat to Budget Bill'

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/08/2025

» Senator Alongkot Worakee, deputy chair of the Senate's Ad-Hoc Committee on the 2026 Budget Bill, dismissed speculation that the Upper House might vote down the draft legislation.

THAILAND

Pheu Thai MP secures deputy speaker’s post

Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/08/2025

» Pheu Thai Party MP Chaiya Promma has been selected as first deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, replacing the governing party’s Pichet Chuamuangphan, who was thrown out of parliament by the Constitutional Court on Aug 1 for misusing state funds.

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THAILAND

Passenger service hike 'worth extra B3bn' to AOT

News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/07/2025

» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) expects a decision on an increase in the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) by October, saying a major adjustment could boost Airports of Thailand's (AOT) revenue by three billion baht annually.