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House Speaker Chuan Leekpai has urged senators to not be too preoccupied with security issues after they filed an urgent letter seeking to discuss security measures during the parliamentary vote on the amendments.

A senator’s car, which was parked in a prohibited zone and blocked other people’s access to the area on Thursday morning, has won a lot of backlash on social media.

A poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) showed that over three-fourths of Thai people want to scrap the role of senators in picking the prime minister by rewriting Section 272.

Former senator and MP Kraisak Choonhavan has died of oropharyngeal (base of tongue) cancer at 72.

Super Poll revealed on Sunday (January 5) that 75.4 per cent of those surveyed on January 2-4 agreed with the proposal of Chuan Leekpai, President of the National Assembly, to change the constitution prohibiting military commanders to serve simultaneously as senators as it is inappropriate for them to receive salaries from both positions.

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) filed documents with the official Facebook page of iLaw (Internet Law Reform Dialogue), a Thai human rights NGO, revealing the 10 members of a committee that recruited senators.

Scores of junta loyalists were endorsed as members of Thailand's 250-strong senate on Tuesday, packing the upper house with allies likely to vote for coup leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha's return as civilian premier after a highly disputed poll.

Sydney - Australian police are investigating a brawl between a senator and a top aide that left blood on the walls of the Australian parliament.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren said Thursday it is time to invoke a constitutional amendment to remove President Donald Trump if top officials believe he can no longer fulfill his duties.

US Senator Tammy Duckworth on Monday gave birth to a baby girl, making history as the first member of the Senate to have a baby while in office.

Former Udon Thani MP and senator Somkid Srisangkhom died of natural causes at Bangkok’s Ramathibodi Hospital early on Tuesday, age 100.

A group of Asian women leaders urged the Philippine government on Thursday to release Senator Leila de Lima and absolve her of the drug charges, which they branded as “politically motivated.”