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CDC allows non-MP to become premier
News, Published on 23/04/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) chairman has agreed to make changes to the draft charter provision which says the prime minister must be an MP.
Charter drafter sees 'grand coalition'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/04/2015
» The new constitution will produce reconciliation by design, where rival parties would be compelled to work together in a "grand coalition government", charter drafters say.
CDC exempts courts from reform duty
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/04/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has excluded courts from state organisations required under the new charter to take responsibility for national reforms and reconciliation.
Charter to boost citizens' power
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/03/2015
» The new constitution aims to put the people's power on a par with that of politicians and give the public a larger role in national administration, the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) says.
CDC devises plan to cement in reform
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/02/2015
» The charter drafters have approved a proposal to make reform and national reconciliation a legally binding mandate for parliament, the cabinet, courts and other state agencies.
Charter deadline set for July
News, Published on 12/02/2015
» A meeting of the so-called "five rivers" has agreed the final draft of the new constitution must be completed by July 31.
Drafters mull more clout at local bodies
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/02/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has endorsed guidelines to ensure more efficient decentralisation of powers and greater independence of local administrative organisations.
Reform panel puts hurry-up on change blueprints
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/01/2015
» National Reform Council (NRC) chairman Thienchay Kiranandana yesterday urged the council's 18 committees to speed up work on their reform blueprints and to keep strictly to schedule.
Charter drafters back MMP system
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/12/2014
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has decided to drop the current electoral system of MPs, opting for a German-style voting system which is likely to blunt the power of big parties and encourage coalition government.
Lawmakers rebut claims of charter fix
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/12/2014
» Constitution Drafting Committee chairman Borwornsak Uwanno on Saturday rejected media claims the new charter has been predetermined, saying writing will begin on Jan 12.