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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).
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.
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.
Ticha quits amid gender feud
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha played down the resignation of Ticha Na Nakorn from the National Reform Council (NRC) and the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) as women's rights advocates gear up for a fresh campaign to highlight gender equality in the new charter.
Draft charter 'steals democracy'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/03/2015
» The draft constitution is fraught with flaws as the constitution drafters have come up with the wrong solutions that will only snatch democracy from the people, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.
Stop offering the wai to bent MPs, graft meet told
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/12/2014
» Academics have proposed the public adopt "social sanctions" against corrupt politicians, saying law enforcement is not enough to ensure they maintain ethical standards.
Crowds still hungry after controversy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/11/2014
» A week of controversy has not dampened enthusiasm for the latest Hunger Games blockbuster, which drew a 20% bigger crowd than its predecessor in its opening two days.