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Media bill 'should exclude newspapers'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 03/09/2015
» Newspapers should be exempt from possible media curbs under the media reform bill drafted by the National Reform Council (NRC) and submitted to the cabinet on Tuesday, a forum was told Wednesday.
Kritsada parts with history to take up Interior chief post
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 22/07/2015
» Kritsada Boonrach, director-general of the Provincial Administration Department, will be the next permanent secretary of the Interior Ministry — and one of the first who didn't graduate from Chulalongkorn or Thammasat Universities, which traditionally have provided the academic grounding of almost all interior permanent secretaries in the past.
Somyot faces tough choice for successor
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 15/06/2015
» National police chief Somyot Poompunmuang is expected to face the difficult task of deciding who will succeed him before he retires at the end of September.
Packed draft charter needs trimming down, PM says
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 08/05/2015
» The draft constitution is highly controversial and its contents should be trimmed down in order to gain approval, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Public 'must have power' to check on govt
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 27/03/2015
» Political reform and a workable democracy in Thailand will be achieved only when the people are given power to scrutinise those in charge and to protect their interests, prominent academic Thirayuth Boonmi says.
Fighting graft 'starts with schoolchildren'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 10/03/2015
» Corruption is not a question of being wealthy or poor, but a matter of opportunity, academics said at a Thammasat University seminar on corruption yesterday.
EC takes flak for poll fund redress plan
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 23/12/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) has come under fire for its plan to seek compensation for the waste of state funds in the voided Feb 2 poll, with critics saying the commission itself should share the blame.
Govt defends B7m Line sticker 'core values' push
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 23/12/2014
» The government is defending its 7.1-million-baht campaign promoting the 12 core values on the Line chat app.
Panel proposes amnesty decree
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 09/12/2014
» The National Reform Council (NRC) subcommittee for reconciliation chaired by Anek Laothamatas will propose for inclusion in the new constitution a provision granting amnesty to people who took part in political unrest between 2005-2014, according to an informed source.
Panel urges autonomy for Chiang Mai
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 08/10/2014
» A northern community welfare advocacy group has called on the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to pass a bill to turn Chiang Mai into an autonomous administrative region as the country decentralises administrative power.