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Parliament backs 2 panels for charter bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/12/2025
» Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proposed setting up of a 35-member constitution drafting committee (CDC) and the 35-member public participation committee, on the first day of the second reading of the charter amendment bill.
Charter referendum must start from parliament, says expert
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/12/2025
» The cabinet has no authority to initiate a constitutional referendum without a request from parliament, Nikorn Chamnong, former secretary of the parliamentary committee on referendum procedures, said on Wednesday.
Panel moots road safety measures
News, Published on 05/04/2025
» The road safety committee has proposed four key measures to curb traffic accidents during the upcoming Songkran festival.
Charter change looks like a lost cause
News, Published on 08/03/2025
» The charter amendment business has reached its climax, and it is expected to fade away from this point, according to one political analyst.
People's Party's bill 'unlikely' to gain support
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/01/2025
» A charter amendment bill seeking to pave the way for establishing a charter drafting assembly (CDA) has a slim chance of passing its first reading, according to Nikorn Chamnong, the secretary of the joint committee on the referendum bill.
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.
A charter change muddle
News, Published on 07/12/2024
» The increasingly complex business of getting the referendum issue sorted is fraught with technical hurdles for lawmakers who have to straighten them out.
Rewrite 'unlikely' under current govt
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/12/2024
» A mandatory "cooling off" period will likely apply before the move to amend the referendum bill resumes, meaning a charter rewrite will not be finished within the tenure of the current government, according to Nikorn Chamnong, secretary of the Senate-MP joint committee.
3 rounds of referendum 'essential'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/11/2024
» Three rounds of referendum are a must for a proposed rewrite of the 2017 constitution, Nikorn Chamnong, secretary to the joint House-Senate House panel on the referendum bill, said.
MP seeks middle path in referendum majority row
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/11/2024
» A United Thai Nation (UTN) list-MP yesterday called for a middle path as the House-Senate committee on referendums met to thrash out its differences over the size of the majority required to pass a charter referendum.