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Ex-senator blasts EC for slow progress in fixing case
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/08/2025
» Former senator Wanchai Sornsiri has accused the Election Commission (EC) of dragging its feet in handling the election fraud case against 138 senators implicated in alleged vote-rigging during the 2024 Senate election, warning the process could be delayed by up to two years.
MPs back amnesty bills
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/07/2025
» The House has passed three amnesty bills but rejected two versions submitted by civil society groups and the former Move Forward Party during their first readings.
Senate 'must freeze its recruitment'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The Constitution Drafting Network and Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) activists have demanded that the Senate stop exercising its power to select members of independent organisations.
MFP presses government on charter rewrite vote
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/08/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to keep his promise to discuss the issue of holding a referendum on a charter rewrite at his first cabinet meeting.
Public input for charter redo urged
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party on Monday accepted for consideration a petition by the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) group calling for a referendum on rewriting the 2017 constitution.
Chartthaipattana pro-charter rewrite but says some parts are 'sacred'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/08/2023
» The Chartthaipattana Party (CTP) voiced support for setting up a charter-drafting assembly to write a new constitution but insisted Chapters 1 and 2 must be left untouched.
Bid to curb Senate power to co-pick PM
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/09/2022
» A bid to rid the Senate of the power to take part in electing a prime minister is underway in parliament as some lawmakers insisted such a change would uphold the Upper House's political neutrality.
Probe urged over political nepotism claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/07/2022
» The Thai Sang Thai Party on Thursday asked the House committee on corruption suppression to investigate allegations that senators hired their relatives as assistants or as part of working teams.
House votes down bills to repeal coup-makers' orders
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/12/2021
» The House on Wednesday rejected two bills that would have repealed laws proclaimed by the May 2014 coup makers, proposed by the opposition Move Forward Party and legal reform group iLaw.
'Re-Solution' seeks pragmatic charter change
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/07/2021
» Just as Rome wasn't built in a day, neither can a brand new constitution be created in a day, says Yingcheep Atchanond, manager of the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw).