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Writing with the hand, erasing with the foot
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/09/2015
» There's an old saying,"Writing with the hand, erasing with the foot!" And it certainly describes the conduct of the 135 members of the National Reform Council in voting down the draft constitution.
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63 ex-reform council members win seats on NRSA
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/10/2015
» Sixty-three former National Reform Council (NRC) members including 42 who voted down the previous draft constitution have secured seats on the 200-member National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
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Media in North want bigger say on council
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/07/2015
» Media organisations from the North have asked the National Reform Council (NRC) to increase representation from that region on a proposed mass media professional council to ensure it fairly represents media nationwide.
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Prayut not keen to prolong power
Online Reporters, Published on 07/08/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made it clear on Friday that he had no intention to stay in power to complete reforms before new elections are held.
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PM wants to ban word 'grassroots'
News, Published on 27/08/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to use his special powers to prohibit people from using the word rakya (grassroots) to refer to the poor, because he believes the term creates class divisions in society.
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Activists urge end to draft charter
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/08/2015
» Pro-democracy activists are calling for the draft charter to be rejected, arguing it poses a threat to civic rights and will prolong the military's grip on power.
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Pheu Thai: Toss out draft charter
Published on 27/08/2015
» The Pheu Thai Party made its opposition to the draft charter official on Thursday with a letter to National Reform Council (NRC) chairman Thienchay Kiranandana.
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NRC chairman brushes aside casino push
Published on 16/06/2015
» A push to legalise casinos has drawn a cool response on Tuesday from National Reform Council chairman (NRC) Thienchay Kiranandana and Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda.
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Police chief to launch pro-casinos website
Published on 18/06/2015
» The Royal Thai Police Office will launch a website in September to support a campaign by retiring national police chief Somyot Poompunmuang for the legalising of casinos in Thailand.
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Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
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