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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...
NACC resolves to press charges against 308 legislators
BANGKOK, Jan 8 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has resolved to file charges against 308 of 381 former legislators for their unlawful roles...
Lawmakers oppose passage of bill for Bt2 trillion loans
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – A group of senators and MPs have sought the Constitution Court’s ruling on the legality of the parliamentary passage of...
Anti-corruption agency to study impeachment petition against lawmakers
BANGKOK, Nov 21 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today set up an investigative committee to specially review the impeachment petition against the president...
Parliament speaker, Democrats deadlocked on censure motion
BANGKOK, Nov 19 – Thailand's opposition Democrat Party stood firm today that it would not supply additional documents to back up its proposed no-confidence...
Pheu Thai sees neither cabinet reshuffle nor parliament dissolution
BANGKOK, 17 November 2013 The ruling Pheu Thai Party has confirmed that there will neither be cabinet shakeup nor dissolution of parliament in order...
Pheu Thai MPs brace for no-confidence debate
BANGKOK, Nov 18 – The ruling Pheu Thai Party will meet urgently tomorrow to prepare for the opposition’s no-confidence debate against Prime Minister Yingluck...
House debating 2nd reading of Amnesty Bill Thursday
BANGKOK, Oct 29 - Thailand's House Speaker called a special meeting of lawmakers Thursday to deliberate for the second reading the controversial Amnesty Bill,...
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PM addresses ESCAP, emphasizes Thailand’s role in sustainable development and regional cooperation
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Tragedy Strikes Again on Pu Thon Shrine Hill Descent – Bus crash and fire...
PRACHINBURI, Thailand – In the early hours of April 21, tragedy struck again on the notorious downhill stretch of Pu Thon Shrine Hill (Highway...