EC to decide on Chuwit's MP status on February 25
The Election Commission (EC) will decide on February 25 whether Rak Thailand Party leader Chuwit Kamolvisit is qualified to be a member of Parliament. 
Govt plans joint bill on charter
Cabinet to consider draft tomorrow; unified proposal gets nod from Thaksin: source 
Detainee's son starts hunger strike
After his father - lese-majeste detainee Somyos Prueksakasemsuk - was denied bail seven times, his 24-year-old son Panithan decided he had to do something. 
'Loopholes in decrees'
The government's four executive decrees contain too many loopholes, Anurak Niyamaveja, chairman of the Senate panel on Political Development and People's Participation, said yesterday. 
Prem, Yingluck seen side by side for second time
The media spotlight was focused on Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as they met publicly for the second time yesterday. 
'Loopholes in decrees'
The government's four executive decrees contain too many loopholes, Anurak Niyamaveja, chairman of the Senate panel on Political Development and People's Participation, said yesterday.
Detainee's son starts hunger strike
After his father - lese-majeste detainee Somyos Prueksakasemsuk - was denied bail seven times, his 24-year-old son Panithan decided he had to do something.
PM denies misconduct at Bangkok hotel
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday that she had not done anything morally questionable while she was at a Bangkok hotel earlier this week.
Decision on ex-NSC chief's transfer expected next month
The civil service court will hand down its decision in a month after hearing on Friday testimony that the government has no justification in transferring a top security official.
Don't forget ethic minorities while democratising Burma,..
Despite positive development in the democratisation of Burma, Thailand-based activists say additional support is needed, especially when it comes to ethnic minorities. They said it is too early to say..
Two drafts submitted for charter changes
Government whips and the red shirts Thursday submitted separate drafts seeking changes to the Constitution's Article 291 to pave the way for amendments to the post-coup charter.
Stop talking about coup : Jatuporn told
Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat Thursday said Pheu Thai MP and red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan should stop talking about a coup.
Musical chairs can get a bit painful
After spending just over five months in power, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government decided to transfer many top bureaucrats, replacing them with the ruling politicians' trusted people.
Charter change could revive conflict, critics warn govt
A hasty push to amend the Constitution may inflame political conflict, so the government should step back and allow the Office of the Ombudsman to review pertinent issues before activating the..







