Tag: Nikom Wairatpanij
Thai legislature votes to consider impeaching Nikom, Somsak
BANGKOK, Nov 7 -- Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) voted secretly yesterday to accept consideration of impeaching former Parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranont and his...
NACC resolves to press charges against 308 legislators
BANGKOK, Jan 8 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has resolved to file charges against 308 of 381 former legislators for their unlawful roles...
Anti-corruption agency to study impeachment petition against lawmakers
BANGKOK, Nov 21 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today set up an investigative committee to specially review the impeachment petition against the president...
Civil society groups seek to impeach 310 ruling party MPs who...
BANGKOK, Nov 18 - A group of Thai civil society organisations today submitted a petition with 23,000 signatures to the speaker of the Senate...
To absolve, or not to absolve?
BANGKOK, 7 November 2013 President of the Senate, Nikom Wairatpanij has reaffirmed that the amnesty bill is still set to enter the Senate...
Thai Opposition moves to impeach cabinet
BANGKOK, July 1 - Thailand's Opposition lodged a petition today seeking to impeach the entire cabinet for allegedly violating the constitution in the handling...
Search for new contractor recommended for the construction of new Parliament...
BANGKOK, 10 August 2012 – The committee in charge of the new Parliament building construction has suggested a search for a new contractor...
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