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Thailand's People's Party calls for charter rejig before election
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/09/2024
» The main opposition People’s Party (PP) on Monday urged the new government to back section-by-section charter amendment and the drafting of a new constitution to ensure both processes are completed before the next general election.
Ex-MFP MPs set to face ethics probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/08/2024
» An investigation is underway into the ethical conduct of 44 politicians of the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP) who supported a bill seeking to revise the lese majeste law, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said on Thursday.
Pressure mounts to certify Senate poll results
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/07/2024
» Political pundits and Senate election winners are calling on the Election Commission (EC) to officially endorse the 200 election winners in order to prevent the existing appointed Senate from remaining in place.
Parties eye referendum law revamp
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/02/2024
» The country's largest parties, Move Forward and Pheu Thai, have found common ground in rectifying flaws in the law governing a referendum, a necessary prelude to amending the constitution.
Govt nod for 'CEO governors'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/12/2023
» The cabinet has agreed in principle to grant all provincial governors authority broadly equivalent to that of a company CEO, as part of the government's decentralisation policy.
Anutin confident Chada can root out mafia links
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/09/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday expressed confidence in the ability of his deputy, Chada Thaiset, to succeed in a new attempt to tackle mafia-style gangs and curb their influence on local administrative organisations nationwide.
Srettha predicts no-fuss PM vote
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/08/2023
» Srettha Thavisin, Pheu Thai Party's prime minister candidate, is confident he will garner enough support from both houses to be named as the new PM in a single round of voting.
Pita leaves chamber after court suspension ruling
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/07/2023
» Move Forward Party (MFP) leader and list-MP Pita Limjaroenrat was forced to leave the joint sitting of MPs and senators yesterday afternoon shortly after the Constitutional Court suspended him as an MP pending its ruling on his media share-holding case.
Chuan: MFP-Pheu Thai tussle ‘not surprising’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/05/2023
» The ongoing tussle between Move Forward and Pheu Thai — the nation’s two biggest parties — over who should hold the parliament president’s post is hardly surprising since both are not far apart in the number of seats they won in the polls, according to former parliament president Chuan Leekpai.
MFP musters 8-party bloc
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/05/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) has announced the formation of an eight-party alliance and the setting up of working groups to lobby senators for support and thrash out policy platforms with a memorandum of understanding to be disclosed on Monday.