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Thamanat's future unclear
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2021
» A question mark hangs over the political future of Thamanat Prompow, secretary-general of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), after he was accused of being behind the move to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in last week's censure debate.
House meeting on hazard bill collapses
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/07/2021
» Activist Srisuwan Janya will on Saturday petition the National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) to probe the conduct of 277 MPs who caused a House meeting on Wednesday to collapse.
New bill on referendum 'abuses' sails through
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/06/2021
» The referendum bill was passed by parliament on Tuesday after a three-hour debate that saw an agreement to impose heavy punishments for "referendum abuses".
Opposition pushes charter draft
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/06/2021
» Opposition politicians are calling for parliament to debate their draft bill on a charter referendum before counter-proposals by the ruling party and its allies.
Fate of B500bn emergency loan proposal to be decided Wednesday
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/06/2021
» The government, opposition and Senate whips have reached an agreement to finish deliberating an emergency 500-billion-baht loan by Wednesday.
Senate mulls action over excessive rates on loans
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/06/2021
» Senators have cast doubt over a proposed legislative amendment's ability to protect people from being overcharged interest on their debts.
House cuts funds for gold mine legal row
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/09/2020
» A House committee vetting the budget bill for the next fiscal year on Monday voted to cut funds set aside to cover the legal fees in a dispute with an Australia-based gold mining company by 12 million baht.
Panel delays subs debate as Democrats dig in heels
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/08/2020
» House scrutiny of the 22.5-billion-baht budget for buying two submarines has been rescheduled to Friday amid talk of the spending being trimmed or even shelved. The budget has run into a political storm after a committee narrowly voted to keep the budget untrimmed this week.
Govt talks up charter change
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/08/2020
» The government-sponsored motion seeking constitutional amendments is taking shape and will be ready for submission to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai next week, according to chief government whip and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP, Wirach Ratanasate.
Opposition takes first step to amend charter
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2020
» The six opposition parties have agreed to submit a motion to Parliament to amend the constitution, the first step that would open the door for the rewrite of the charter by a new council.