By Thai Newsroom Reporters A JOINT HOUSE/SENATE meeting on legislation to discontinue the senators’ power to vote for prime minister was today (Feb.8) adjourned again due to lack of a quorum. After three hours of waiting to no avail for MPs and senators to make a quorum for the joint House/Senate session, Parliament President
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Recurring lack of House quorum no excuse for dissolution: Wissanu
By Thai Newsroom Reporters RECURRING LACK OF A HOUSE quorum will not be an excuse for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve it, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today (Feb.3). Wissanu categorically dismissed speculation that Prayut may be prompted to dissolve the House sooner than later in the face of repeated lack of
Read moreNavy slammed over missing sailors, sunk ship
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY HAS BEEN taken to task for reported failure to ensure sailors aboard a sinking corvette, namely HTMS 442 Sukhothai, survived a stormy sea in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night. During a fresh interpellation at parliament today (Dec.22), Move Forward MP Natcha Boonchai-insawat blamed the navy for
Read moreHouse meeting adjourned as motion raised on Prayut’s 8-year tenure
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A WEEKLY MEETING OF THE House of Representatives was again adjourned due to lack of a quorum today (August 11) after opposition MPs had called in vain for a fresh motion to discuss a legal controversy over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight-year tenure. Deputy House Speaker Supachai Bhosu adjourned the
Read moreAbortion of organic law on election looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONTENTIOUS AMENDMENT to an electoral system under one of the constitution’s organic laws hit an impasse due to lack of a quorum at parliament today (August 10), thus fueling the possibility of it being entirely aborted very shortly. Though a total of 403 lawmakers had attended to make a quorum
Read moreMPs reminded of being representatives of people, not powers that be
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PROMINENT ACADEMIC has reminded all MPs of the basic principle that they all have been elected as representatives of the people and not the powers that be who might possibly have the highly questionable electoral system retwisted. Pichai Rattanadilok na Phuket, director of National Institute of Development Administration’s Political
Read moreHouse/Senate meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum among divided lawmakers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TODAY’S (JULY 5) JOINT House/Senate meeting was abruptly adjourned due to lack of a quorum as pro-government lawmakers have been obviously divided and undecided over some electoral systems to choose for use in the next general election for MPs. The joint House/Senate meeting had proceeded for less than four hours with
Read moreMP calls for reopening Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Vimanmek Mansion to tourists
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Benja Saengchantra today (June 2) suggested that Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and Vimanmek Mansion, viewed as Bangkok’s magnificent landmarks, reopen for tourism reasons. Both Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, built in renaissance style, and Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest teakwood building, are located in the premises of Dusit
Read moreHouse opens marathon debate on 2023 budget bill
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is spending three days in a row beginning today (May 31) debating the 2023 budget bill designed by the Palang Pracharath-led coalition in its fourth or final year in government. The 3.18 trillion baht budget for next fiscal year is expected to sail through the principle
Read moreMassive bid to keep senators out of PM-picking process forwarded to parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A REFRESHED PETITION ATTACHED with 70,500 signatures of people calling for constitution amendment to the extent that all senators be kept out of the legislative process for the naming of a post-election prime minister was today (Feb.22) submitted at parliament. Members of the so-called Campaign For the Amendment of the
Read moreLone, maverick MP resigns in middle of House chamber
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A SURPRISE PHENOMENON in the middle of the House of Representatives chamber, former deputy prime minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan today (Feb.17) resigned as MP in apparent protest of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s regime. The maverick Mingkwan announced his resignation as MP of New Economics Party during today’s censure debate on the
Read moreCovid cluster develops at House, 4 Bhumjaithai MPs confirmed infected
BHUMJAITHAI Party said today (Jan. 29) that many MPs from several parties had got infected with Covid-19 during a House of Representatives meeting this past week with four from its own ranks, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Paradorn Prissananantakul, MP from Ang Thong province and the party’s spokesman, said the four Bhumjaithai MPs who caught
Read morePrayut shrugs off persistent lack of House quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Dec. 24) shrugged off the persistent lack of a quorum in the House of Representatives, bluntly saying it was no cause for concern to him. Prayut commented that a House quorum, either adequate or lacking, specifically during the deliberation of significant items of agenda was
Read morePrayut to be told to dissolve House if lack of quorum repeated: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha would be told to dissolve the House of Representatives and call a general election if lack of a quorum for House meetings repeatedly occurred, according to Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan. Prawit who concurrently performs as deputy premier was quoted as saying during yesterday’s (Nov.
Read moreThai-style democratic rule keeps people ruled by unelected, unaccountable elite: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD PARTY leader Pita Limjaroenrat concluded today (Nov. 16) the Thai-style democratic rule has been constantly keeping the people ruled by the unelected, unaccountable elite. During a lengthy debate at parliament on constitution amendment legislation prepared by the so-called Re-Solution Group and endorsed by over 150,000 people, the Move
Read moreCovid fear grips Parliament after part-time worker gets infected
FEAR spread among Parliament officials and employees after a part-time worker was found to have been infected with coronavirus today (June 17) despite tight screening, Siam Rath newspaper said. Those entering the Parliament have to fill out details in an application stating their coronavirus status and that they have at least received one Covid
Read moreParty chiefs refute claims Parliament to be dissolved
LEADERS of government parties have dismissed speculation the Prime Minister’s recent sense of urgency was a sign he is planning to dissolve Parliament, assuring observers the government remains tightknit, NNT said today (June 12). Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, as leader of the Phalang Pracharat Party, said today that the current administration will complete
Read more55 hurt in clashes as Parliament gets ready to vote on charter changes
DESPITE 55 people being injured in clashes outside Parliament yesterday, the joint session will today (Nov. 18) be casting voice votes for all seven constitution amendment drafts including that of Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw), Siam Rath newspaper report. Another round of fighting between People’s Party vocational students and the yellow-shirt protesters took place
Read morePeople’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters clash outside Parliament
A CLASH erupted between People’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 17) after the former had managed to break through the police barricade at Kiak Kai intersection near the Parliament and ran into the rival group, Sanook.com reported this evening. Police had earlier fired a round tear gas solution at People’s Party
Read moreChuan puts the brakes on tight control of Parliament during special session
THE President of National Assembly has halted a move to impose stringent control of the Parliament during the two-day extraordinary session starting tomorrow even though some groups are expected to stage rallies there, INN News reported. Mr. Chuan Leekpai, the National Assembly head, cancelled the security action plan by pointing out that Parliament is not
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