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NACC deadline: former House Speaker, deputy must clarify charges by Jan...
BANGKOK, Jan 10 -- Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said former House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich must answer queries and...
Charter court: Amendment of Sec 190 unconstitutional
BANGKOK, 8 January 2014 The Constitutional Court has read its verdict on the case concerning Parliament’s approval of the charter amendment bill on Section...
NACC to indict 308 MPs, senators over charter rewrite bill on...
BANGKOK, 7 January 2014 The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has concluded that 308 MPs and senators are guilty of malfeasance after they voted...
Anti-govt leaders to meet top brass tomorrow, firm on political reform
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Thailand’s top brass has agreed to meet with anti-government protest leaders tomorrow to discuss resolutions to the political conflicts. ...
Elected senators say no to amnesty bill
BANGKOK, 5 November 2013 A group of elected senators have announced their rejection of the blanket amnesty bill in order to offer a...
Senate likely to shoot down amnesty bill
BANGKOK, Nov 5 - Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich and a group of elected senators vowed on Tuesday to shoot down the controversial amnesty bill...
Senate Speaker indifferent to opposition move to expel him
BANGKOK, Sept 7 – Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich shrugged off an attempt by the opposition Democrat Party to expel him and insisted that he...
PM ready to defend water management projects to NACC
BANGKOK, 4 July 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has confirmed that her administration is prepared to clarify details of the 350-billion-baht water management projects...
Constitution Court accepts petition against charter rewrite
BANGKOK, April 12 – The Thai Constitution Court voted 5:3 on Thursday to take under consideration a petition by a civic group which...
Democrat Suthep cleared from allegation, retains MP status
BANGKOK, Sept 18 – Former Thai deputy premier Suthep Thuagsuban was saved from the axe today as the Senate voted 95 to 40...
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