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NRC shuns outsiders for charter assembly
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/10/2014
» The National Reform Council (NRC) Monday rejected a proposal by its whip to invite and nominate five outsiders to sit on its 36-member charter drafting panel.
watchdogs 'must be independent'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/10/2014
» Independent state agencies are vital to keeping governments in check and must not be restrained by politicians, Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has warned.
Charter needs 'protection' to push reforms
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/10/2014
» A new charter should contain provisions to enable a new government to see through national reforms and enact organic laws or face the consequences, political scientists have said.
Next poll pushed to early 2016
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/10/2014
» The new permanent constitution is expected to be ready between September and October next year, after which a general election is expected in early 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says.
Kriangkrai wants LAO funding rise
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/10/2014
» Elected Local Administration Organisations (LAOs) should be allocated 35% of the annual state budget to guarantee them greater independence, a member of the National Reform Council said yesterday.
Teerapat urges NRC to reveal assets
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/10/2014
» The Political Development Council (PDC) chairman is pushing for members of the National Reform Council (NRC) and the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) to declare their assets.
Prayuth vows wide corruption crackdown
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/09/2014
» Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has vowed to make an anti-corruption campaign a national priority, saying fighting pervasive graft is a central theme of the government's national reform strategy.
PM urges diversity in reform council
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/09/2014
» Prime Minister and National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief Prayuth Chan-ocha called on the 11 screening committees responsible for selecting members of the National Reform Council (NRC) to be inclusive.
PM to address NRC selection panels
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/09/2014
» Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is set to address panelists screening potential candidates for the National Reform Council (NRC) today as the number of the council nominees nudges 7,000.
Call to make graft 'taboo'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/08/2014
» Drastic measures to make corruption socially unacceptable must be a key element of national reform, a seminar was told yesterday.