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Protests leave govt with no choice but to quit
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/11/2013
» The Democracy Monument is still drawing large crowds. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and eight other Democrat politicians have resigned as MPs and relinquished their privileges to step up the protest.
After melee, Democrats say they had no choice
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/08/2013
» The chaotic parliamentary session that lasted more than 10 hours on Tuesday resulted from the parliament president's abuse of power in barring opposition MPs from debating the charter amendment bill on the make-up of the Senate.
Parties must back rule of law for real reform
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/09/2013
» While the government is trying to involve prominent public figures in its political reform assembly, the initiative has been shunned by the Democrat Party, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and civic groups.
Govt plays game of chicken with charter court
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/10/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's decision to send the draft amendment to the constitution on the make-up of the Senate to the palace for royal endorsement on Tuesday shows her confidence in her government's majority power and fearlessness in the face of a possible showdown.
Pheu Thai seeks to restore voter confidence
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 20/06/2013
» The Pheu Thai Party insists that its defeat in the Don Muang by-election has not affected its popularity. But despite the brave front, everyone knows the pain of defeat cuts Pheu Thai very deep.
Audio clip puts amnesty plan on back burner
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 11/07/2013
» Deputy Defence Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa denied it was his voice in the controversial amnesty audio clip.
Reform council set-up won't quell public anger
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 08/08/2013
» The Yingluck Shinawatra government is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to push for the amnesty bill. While it refuses to withdraw the bill sponsored by Samut Prakan MP Worachai Hema from House deliberation, it has also proposed setting up a political reform assembly to defuse political resistance.
Thaksin acts shrewdly in ending court demo
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/05/2013
» After a two-week protest, the red-shirt rally to oust the Constitution Court judges is set to come to an end following the intervention of the Pheu Thai Party's de facto leader.
Thaksin makes a feint on the road to reconciliation
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/05/2013
» In football parlance, the trick is called a step-over: making others think we are doing one thing when we are actually doing another. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did just that in his recent Skype address to red-shirt supporters.
After poll, it's clear Democrats must up ante
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 07/03/2013
» Both the rival Democrats and Pheu Thai have broken party records by recording more than one million votes each in the Bangkok governor election. Both parties, however, should realise that they can no longer use the same old tricks in their politics.