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Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao has sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging him to rescind the appointments of Amorn Meemano and Phuvit Panyasith as political officials attached to the Office of the Secretary-General of the PM’s Office. The cabinet approved Amorn, Phuvit and Somchai Sarovart, as proposed by two small pro-government
Thailand’s Ministry of Justice has explained that three detained Ratsadon leaders refused to be separated for COVID-19 screening, after the court allowed them to be transferred from Thonburi to Bangkok remand prison. The ministry also dismissed the claim by Arnon Nampa, one of the seven Ratsadon leaders held on remand, that they resisted prison officers’
Most senators abstained in the voting of the constitutional amendments bill Wednesday night in compliance with the ruling by the Constitutional Court that a new Constitution can be drafted only after it is given public consent through a national referendum, Senate Deputy Speaker General Singsuk Singprai said. Speaking to the media at parliament today (Thursday),
Democrat party leader Jurin Laksanavisit has proposed that parliament seeks a ruling from the Constitutional Court about the validity of the constitutional amendments bill, due for its third-reading and vote, and on exactly when a referendum is to be held to seek public consent for the writing of a new Constitution. Jurin’s proposal came amidst
The bill seeking to amend the current Constitution which was promulgated while the military junta was in power in 2017 was voted down late Wednesday night after more than 10 hours of heated debate. Appointed senators played a key role in derailing the bill with virtually all of them either voting against it or abstaining
Wednesday’s parliamentary session was marked by long and heated arguments over whether the charter-amendment bill should go to a final reading or be dropped altogether. Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament had the authority to write a new Constitution but said a national referendum must be held first to see if the public
Human rights lawyer Krisdang Nutcharas admitted today (Wednesday) that he had lost hope for getting bail for the detained Ratsadon core leaders after the Criminal Court, again, turned down his bail request yesterday on the ground that denying bai will not endanger their lives. However, he said he would ask the court for the protection
Thailand’s Corrections Department has issued a clarification, in response to a claim by Anon Nampa, one of the seven core Ratsadon leaders detained at Bangkok remand prison, that prison officers acted suspiciously in trying to separate some of them in the middle of the night. The department said that, at about 11 pm Monday night,
A petition was lodged with the Criminal Court today (Tuesday) by Arnon Nampa, one of the 22 core Ratsadon leaders and followers currently being held on remand, demanding an inquiry into the suspicious conduct of a group of prison officers. Arnon, who was at the Criminal Court this morning for a hearing related to a
Ratsadon core leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak has threatened to go on hunger strike in prison until his request for bail is granted by the court. The defiant leader of the anti-establishment group caused a brief commotion during a hearing at the Criminal Court today, when his request to make a statement was rejected by the
Constitutional Court judges are huddled in an urgent meeting today to discuss the drafting of a common judgment, announced by the court on March 11th, which, in essence, rules that parliament can write a new Constitution, but that a referendum must be held first to seek the consent of the people. On March 11th, the
Twenty-two Ratsadon core leaders and followers, being tried on lèse majesté and other charges in connection with protests at Thammasat University and Sanam Luang last year, were brought to the Criminal Court from their remand prisons this morning (Monday) for a pre-trial hearing. Today’s hearing is to examine all evidence which, according to the law,
