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CDC unifies constituency, party vote
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/11/2015
» Politicians are welcoming the government decision to blend the mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) and mixed-member (MMA) electoral systems supported by public opinion polls.
Steering panel 'sways outcome' of vote
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 07/09/2015
» Suspicions have emerged that certain members of the National Reform Council shot down the draft charter in the hope they would be chosen for a new reform steering body to be appointed by the prime minister.
'Yes' or 'no', the military still wins
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 06/09/2015
» The draft charter could be voted down today by the National Reform Council after heavy lobbying this past week by members closely linked to the military.
Unity report wins faint praise
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/08/2015
» Stakeholders in the political divide have poured cold water on a National Reform Council committee report on how to forge reconciliation.
Satit faces asset freeze in VAT case
Business, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 25/06/2015
» Former Revenue Department director-general Satit Rungkasiri faces his assets worth 600 million baht being frozen after an investigation of false value-added tax (VAT) refunds found he failed to declare the assets on his annual asset and liabilities statement.
Changes to justice system fail to ease rifts
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 20/04/2015
» Justice reforms have been a key focus of the charter drafting efforts, but establishing ground rules for change to ensure fairness for the public given the recent political divisions is no easy task.
'Weak, unstable' government beckons
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/03/2015
» The mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system proposed under the new constitution will enfeeble large political parties and lead to weak and unstable coalition governments prone to falling at any time, the two major political parties said.
Draft charter 'steals democracy'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/03/2015
» The draft constitution is fraught with flaws as the constitution drafters have come up with the wrong solutions that will only snatch democracy from the people, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
Abhisit: 'I will clear my name'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/03/2015
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is confident he can clear his name of accusations brought against him by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in connection with the deadly crackdown on red-shirt demonstrators in 2010.
NRC urges Dhammachayo defrocking
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 19/02/2015
» The National Reform Council’s (NRC) committee on religious affairs has called for Phra Dhammachayo, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, to be defrocked.