The Move Forward Party (MFP) will have its work cut out pushing for a new constitution. However, the second largest opposition party believes it still has an ace up its sleeve, according to MFP secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon. The business of rewriting or drafting a new charter has provoked conflicts even within the opposition camp. Between the government and the opposition …

The Constitutional Court recently decided that Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP for Phayao, Thamanat Prompow, is able to stand firm on his footholds notwithstanding having served four years in an Australian jail in 1994. The court’s decision was because of an appeal sent by House Speaker Chuan Leekpai. The appeal was presented by 51 …

Unexpctedly, calls are developing for parliament to revise the constitution on a section to-part premise, with resistance officials encouraging the House to try not to get stalled on argumentative issues which prevent the contract change measure. In view of this, Pheu Thai MP for Bangkok, Anudit Nakhonthap,  said the public authority, resistance and Senate should choose issues which they can …

A declaration condemning a court ruling denying bail to protest leaders has been released by 126 law scholars and legal experts. In view of this, the Academics from Chiang Mai, Thammasat, Chulalongkorn and Walailak universities, lawyers and human rights activists were among the 126 who signed the declaration. The conduct of the four protest leaders: Parit Chiwarak, Arnon Nampa, Patiwat …