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Democrat forum talks animal welfare
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/02/2026
» The Democrat Party convened a public forum bringing together animal rights advocates and wildlife experts to push for amendments to the country's anti-animal cruelty law to explicitly cover wild animals.
Senate boosts parental leave
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/09/2025
» The Senate has unanimously approved an amendment to the Labour Protection Act, increasing maternity and parental leave for employees.
Critics blast plan to cut school aid
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2025
» A proposal by a Senate education committee to reduce government funding for undocumented Cambodians studying in Thailand has drawn criticism from a fellow senator and human rights advocate, who warns that such a move may violate international humanitarian laws and children's rights.
Coalition in crisis
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/07/2025
» Amnesty bills are now taking precedence over the more controversial Entertainment Complex Bill as the administration walks a political tightrope, with critics wondering if the move is a sincere attempt to reconcile a fragmenting coalition or rather a strategic manoeuvre by an embattled government.
Senators seek special session to discuss border spat
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/06/2025
» Dozens of senators, led by Senate Speaker Mongkol Surasajja, have urged the government to convene a special session to find long-term solutions to the Thai-Cambodian territorial dispute.
Rewrite 'unlikely' under current govt
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/12/2024
» A mandatory "cooling off" period will likely apply before the move to amend the referendum bill resumes, meaning a charter rewrite will not be finished within the tenure of the current government, according to Nikorn Chamnong, secretary of the Senate-MP joint committee.
Amnesty bills expected in December
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/11/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party expects to table an amnesty bill to parliament along with other versions from other parties on Dec 12 when the next parliament session starts, PM's Office Minister Chousak Sirinil said.
Thai House panel to submit ‘no-cane’ bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/10/2024
» A committee will propose a “no-cane” bill for the House's approval. If it succeeds, Thailand will become the second country in the Asean region to outlaw corporal punishment.
Failure of lese majeste bid 'disappointing'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/10/2024
» Chaithawat Tulathon, the ex-leader of the now-defunct Move Forward Party, on Friday expressed disappointment after the House rejected the proposal to include lese majeste in the list of offences that would be pardoned under a new political amnesty bill.
Pheu Thai shrugs off dissolution petition
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/08/2024
» The head of Pheu Thai Party MPs says a critic's request for the party's dissolution for alleged domination by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ill-informed and wrong.