Bangkok street vendors can now enjoy continuing doing their businesses at allocated spots specified by local authorities, after a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) committee tasked with maintaining the orderliness of the...
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Bell rings for round 2 of Constitution fight, with Thailand’s supreme law at stake
The draft bill for a national referendum on charter change is back in the spotlight, with Parliament due next week to resume deliberations that were suspended in April.The government-sponsored bill would …
After controversial rulings, Thai opposition pushes to criminalise judicial distortion of law
The opposition Move Forward Party is pushing for an amendment to the Criminal Code that would punish judicial personnel for “distorting the law”.Move Forward, aka “Kao Klai” in Thai, endorsed its …
Opposition parties submit their draft constitutional amendments to House Speaker
Today (Wednesday), Thailand’s opposition parties, led by the Pheu Thai Party, submitted five drafts of proposed constitutional amendments to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai for debate in parliament.Pheu Thai Party Secretary-General...
Government Aims to Fully Reopen Thailand within the Next 120 Days
Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stated that the Government aims to fully reopen the country within the next 120 days.The statement was made on 16 June 2021 and …
Three government parties submit constitutional amendment drafts, limit to senate power sought
Three government coalition parties, Democrat, Bhumjaithai and Chart Thai Pattana, have submitted eight draft constitutional amendments to Thailand’s House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, only hours after the Opposition submitted five of...
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Doctor-Activist Defiant Against Myanmar Military
MAE SOT, THAILAND - When Myanmar’s military shocked the world by announcing a coup earlier this year, many people inside the country were stunned at the news. After decades under military rule, …