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An open letter to the govt and House Speaker to mark International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Members of the junta-appointed National Legislative Assembly and the Cabinet resigned yesterday in a move to prepare for another junta-appointed Senate that will work alongside the new administration

THIRTY-TWO CIVIL networks advocating alternative farming and community rights yesterday issued an open letter calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to halt the controversial rice bill and other legislation before the National Legislative Assembly, citing a lack of checks and balances.

FORMER AIR Force chief ACM Johm Rungswang declared assets worth Bt20.8 million and yearly earnings of Bt6.6 million before resigning as a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) member on October 1, the anti-graft agency revealed yesterday.

THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) has five choices for a new meeting venue after it vacates the Parliament building at the end of this year, as the compound has to be returned to the Royal Household Bureau.

After 19 months for deliberation, the National Legislative Assembly unanimously voted on Friday to pass new land and property tax rates which will come into effect on January 1, 2020.

ELECTRONIC Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) will amend the Cybersecurity Bill by November before submitting it to the Cabinet and the National Legislative Assembly for approval in December this year.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) member Mahannop Dechwitak yesterday said that he would stop pushing for an amendment to the already enacted Election Commission (EC) bill following criticism that the change would further delay an election.

After encountering heavy criticism, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) might revise its decision to seek an amendment to the Election Commission (EC) law, an NLA source said yesterday.

A move by legislators seeking to amend the Election Commission (EC) law is unlikely to result in further postponement of the general election but may affect the selection of senators, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday defended a move by legislators seeking an amendment to the Election Commission (EC) law regarding the selection of election inspectors.

The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal in a draft bill to collect a windfall tax from property owners benefiting from expressway, mass transit, high-speed rail, airport and other infrastructure projects.