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NLA backs 90-day delay in poll law
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/01/2018
» The general election is likely to be held by February next year at the latest as the organic bill on the election of MPs which cleared the National Legislative Assembly Thursday extends the deadline for holding the poll by another 90 days.
7 face charges over protest
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2018
» At least seven activists will face charges in relation to their weekend gathering at Pathumwan intersection demanding the election be held this year, police said yesterday.
30 former MPs reveal plans to form new party
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2018
» At least 30 ex-MPs and cabinet ministers are to establish a new political party, according to a former Prime Minister's Office minister, and one of the proposed party's founders.
Ex-PM seeks injunction to halt asset sale
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/02/2018
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has sought an Administrative Court injunction order to bar the government from selling her confiscated assets to compensate for losses incurred by her government's rice-pledging scheme.
PM won’t call poll without a fight
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/02/2018
» There seems to be no doubt among political observers about the regime’s political ambitions, especially given Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s recent penchant for taking his cabinet on the road. His trips to the countryside can only mean one thing: He wants to return to power after the polls.
Ruffled by protests, govt engages public
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/02/2018
» The government will explain why the election is being delayed every time a rally is held demanding the regime stick to its roadmap, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Grassroots activism spurs Dao Din
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/03/2018
» The last public appearance of anti-coup student Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, widely known as Pai Dao Din, was in 2017 when he was sentenced for lese majeste, added to his sentence for protesting against the then-draft constitution.
New parliament house to be finished early next year
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/03/2018
» The new parliament house should finally be ready for use early next year, and the old parliament compound will then be returned to the Bureau of the Royal Household, the president of the National Legislative Assembly said on Wednesday.
Parliament seeks to triple relocation budget
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/03/2018
» Parliament has almost tripled the budget request for its relocation project to 8.6 billion baht from 3 billion baht previously, citing IT and utility costs.
Young Turks face competition
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/03/2018
» An image of a young businessman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announcing his plan to lead the Anakhot Mai Party to an election victory has wakened hope for a shakeup of politics driven by so-called young bloods.