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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.
Ex-DPM Wissanu says skip charter referendum
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/12/2024
» The charter should be amended section by section to avoid having to conduct a referendum, as the focus should be on forming an assembly to redraft the constitution, according to legal experts.
Phumtham downplays MP's House dissolution warning
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/12/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai dismissed a Pheu Thai MP's warning that disagreements over a charter referendum could result in a House dissolution as a matter of personal opinion.
Activist seeks court action on Thai-Cambodia MoU deal
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/11/2024
» The Ombudsman has been asked to petition the Constitutional Court to rule whether a 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint development in the Gulf of Thailand signed by Thailand and Cambodia breaches the constitution.
Court ruling emboldens Pheu Thai
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/11/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party was given a big shot in the arm after the Constitutional Court dismissed allegations that the party and its de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, attempted to overthrow the constitutional democracy.
Debate on charter rewrite bills in next House session
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/10/2024
» Parliament will debate charter amendment bills when it convenes its next session in December, House Speaker Wan Muhammad Noor Matha confirmed on Monday.
Pheu Thai eyes consensus bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has admitted it may have to thrash out differences with coalition partners before it can press on with its plan to rewrite the charter.
PT to push for fresh charter
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth & Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/10/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party will meet with its coalition partners to push for a new constitution in response to the Senate on Monday voting to retain the present double majority requirement needed to win a referendum on a new supreme law.
Pheu Thai coy on ethics bill plans
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/09/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday shrugged off media questions about whether the ruling Pheu Thai Party intends to proceed with a charter amendment proposal involving ethical standards for political officeholders after coalition parties poured cold water on the bid.
Charter push is risky
News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2024
» It is rare to see a ruling party and a main opposition party join hands in rewriting the constitution. But such is the case with the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party, a reincarnation of the Move Forward Party, as they push with all their might to amend some sections of the junta-sponsored 2017 constitution.