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Parliament backs 2 panels for charter bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/12/2025
» Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proposed setting up of a 35-member constitution drafting committee (CDC) and the 35-member public participation committee, on the first day of the second reading of the charter amendment bill.
Two panels to draft charter: House
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/11/2025
» Two 35-member parliamentary-appointed panels will be formed to finalise Thailand's new constitution within 360 days, with a strict ban on amending Chapter 2 concerning the monarchy, according to the House committee overseeing the draft constitutional amendment.
Lawmakers aim to end wrongful bank account freezes
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/09/2025
» Senate committees have proposed measures to combat a wave of wrongful account freezes as part of an effort to eliminate "mule accounts", which have been affecting innocent citizens.
Senate to proceed with agency nominations
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The Senate resolved on Friday to move ahead with votes for members of independent organisations amid warnings from minority senators that the process could be deemed illegitimate.
Opposition launches post-censure petitions
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/03/2025
» The People’s Party (PP) has followed up their no-confidence motion with petitions for formal investigations into Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s controversial purchase of shares and her family’s land acquisition in Khao Yai.
Senate mulls cutting committee numbers
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/07/2024
» The number of standing committees in the Senate looks set to be reduced proportional to the decreased number of senators in the Upper House, amid concerns that a reduction could undermine the chamber's function in government.
Charter rewrite faces roadblock
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/04/2024
» Last year, when the Pheu Thai Party was forming a coalition government, it made a promise to craft a people's charter that would involve an elected charter drafting assembly and a public referendum, but keep the charter in line with Thailand's constitutional monarchy.
Govt hails creatives
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/10/2023
» When Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led members of his cabinet on Wednesday to watch Sap-Pa-Rer (The Undertaker), which has earned more than 500 million baht since it hit local theatres early this month, it was not about him socialising with his team.
House rejects motion for public referendum
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/10/2023
» The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 262:162 to reject a motion asking the cabinet to hold a public referendum on a charter rewrite.
Senate committee to monitor constitution rewrite
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/09/2023
» A working panel has been set up to monitor the government's charter amendment process, according to Senator Seree Suwanpanont, who chairs the Senate committee on political development and public participation.