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Senator challenges constitution-drafting committee allowance hike
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/12/2025
» A heated exchange broke out in parliament on Thursday as MPs and senators debated meeting allowances for members of the constitution-drafting committee (CDC) and the public participation committee during the second reading of the charter amendment bill.
Drafting of new constitution cruises to victory in referendum
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2026
» The Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday that an official referendum result shows overwhelming support for drafting a new constitution to replace the current charter.
Senate split over Constitution Drafting Assembly plan
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/03/2026
» The Senate has found itself divided over a proposal to establish a 200-member Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) to draft a new charter, with senators expressing both support and opposition during the latest parliamentary session.
Constitution committee to court opinion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2020
» A House committee studying constitutional amendments will gather feedback from various groups starting on Saturday.
Lack of clarity holds up constitution drafting plan
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/11/2025
» Any process to form a constitution-drafting body must strictly comply with the Constitutional Court ruling that prohibits direct elections by the public, says a senator involved with the draft review process.
Senate committee to monitor constitution rewrite
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/09/2023
» A working panel has been set up to monitor the government's charter amendment process, according to Senator Seree Suwanpanont, who chairs the Senate committee on political development and public participation.
Bill can still proceed if court rejects constitution drafting assembly
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/03/2021
» Parliament can still proceed with the third reading of a charter amendment bill even if the Constitutional Court rules against a proposed amendment aimed at setting up a charter writing body, Ramate Rattanachaweng, a secretary to the parliament president said on Wednesday.
Protesters watching govt closely
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/09/2020
» Students will converge on parliament on Sept 23 and 24 to closely monitor whether MPs will accept in principle a motion to set up a constitution drafting committee. They also insisted their planned protest on Saturday will not be violent.
UN sets constitution committee for Syria, but hopes to end war muted
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United Nations announced Monday the long-awaited creation of a constitution-writing committee on Syria that will include the government and opposition, but it remained to be seen if the step could finally end the civil war.
Charter drafting process stalled
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2024
» The creation of a charter drafting assembly (CDA) cannot proceed until the 180-day suspension period for the public referendum bill has passed, says chief government whip Wisut Chainarun.