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Charter 'No' vote poses risks to NCPO
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/08/2016
» Opponents of the draft constitution are playing down the risk that a new charter could be even more undemocratic if the draft is voted down in Sunday's referendum.
Northeast 'no' stand thumbs nose at regime
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/08/2016
» The higher percentage of votes against the draft charter and the extra question in Sunday's referendum in the Northeast serve as indication of many local people's covert resistance to the military regime, sources say.
NRSA gangs up on Alongkorn
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/07/2016
» Alongkorn Ponlaboot, a deputy chairman of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), came under fire yesterday from colleagues accusing him of being a loose canon and abusing his position for political gain.
Axeing Somchai case risky, says DPM
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/04/2016
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has warned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against withdrawing a court case involving the Somchai Wongsawat government's dispersal of yellow-shirt protesters in 2008.
Regime fails to hit unity goal
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/05/2016
» Having set itself a goal to restore national unity since seizing power almost two years ago, the military regime appears to have fallen short and its persistent use of "special powers" will only perpetuate political conflicts, critics say.
All eyes on charter vote 'tipping point'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/05/2016
» As the country marks Sunday's second anniversary of the coup that brought the military to power, the clock is ticking towards a crucial test of the regime's support.
Anxious Abhisit picks holes in draft charter
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 11/02/2016
» In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said he was concerned about a provisional clause in the draft charter which retains the special and sweeping powers of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under Section 44, even after the general election.
Khunying Sudarat slams draft charter
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/02/2016
» The draft charter is giving independent agencies too much power to monitor or reject policies floated to woo voters during election campaigns, says Khunying Sudarat Keyurapan, the former deputy leader of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party.
Thaksin, Yingluck 'court foreign media sympathy'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/02/2016
» Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, along with his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, also an ex-premier, are exploiting the foreign media to ratchet up global pressure on the military government, a Pheu Thai source says.
Surin denies Democrat Party leadership bid
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/01/2016
» Surin Pitsuwan, former Asean secretary-general, has denied a press report he intends running for leadership of the Democrat Party, nurtured by an ambition to be prime minister.