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Wissanu open to selective charter poll
News, Published on 12/11/2014
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has indicated that a referendum may be held on certain sections and principles of the new constitution rather than the whole thing.
Football bill hits B427m
News, Published on 13/06/2014
» Thais can watch all 64 matches of the 2014 Fifa World Cup via four free TV stations — channels 5, 7, 8 and 11 — and the national telecom regulator has agreed to subsidise the broadcasting costs to the tune of a whopping 427 million baht.
Election meeting disrupted, July 20 poll unlikely
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/05/2014
» Acting government caretaker leaders began their meeting with election commissioners yesterday but all made a hasty exit when protesters arrived, throwing plans for a July 20 poll into disarrary.
Protesters throw poll plans into chaos
News, Published on 16/05/2014
» Anti-government protesters forced an abrupt end to a meeting between the Election Commission (EC) and the caretaker government Thursday, throwing plans for a July 20 election into disarray.
"All-out final battle" (updated Wednesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of the the PDRC's "all-out final battle". The Senate is struggling to help find a solution to the political crisis, with one protest group demanding it appoint a new PM and another insisting that it doesn't.
EC, govt to meet on July 20 poll decree
News, Published on 09/05/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) will meet the caretaker government on Wednesday to discuss plans for the proposed July 20 election, secretary-general Phuchong Nutrawong said yesterday.
Confusion as PM forced out (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/05/2014
» The threat of a political vacuum has lessened a bit today after the NACC indicted former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in the government rice-pledging scheme, but spared her replacement and said it was not seeking the ouster of the cabinet.
PM goes, impasse stays
News, Published on 08/05/2014
» The charter court ruling which ousted Yingluck Shinawatra as caretaker prime minister may have averted violent confrontations between pro- and anti-government groups, but it has not broken the political deadlock as opponents of the government push forward with other legal challenges.
EC fails to submit draft decree to cabinet
News, Published on 07/05/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) yesterday failed to submit to the caretaker cabinet the promised draft of a royal decree that is required for the new general election to take place on July 20.
NSPRT, EC cool to Abhisit plan
Published on 03/05/2014
» The Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) poured scorn on a national reform proposal unveiled by Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday.