The challenges of charter change
2 The challenges of charter change
Constitutional reform proves tough as calls for a less convoluted process by the MFP are met with cynicism v Latest poll puts suitability for Prayut as PM below nobody , and many blame the appointment of Thamanat as party secretary-general
published : 26 Jun 2021 at 04:00 Thamanat: Considered a political fixer
The charter amendment bid has moved into a phase where it has been decided what areas of the supreme law of the land will be chiselled away at or completely chopped off.
The charter amendment bid has moved into a phase where it has been decided what areas of the supreme law of the land will be chiselled away at or completely chopped off.
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It is wonderful that Thais will be able to watch all 51 matches live of the Euro 2020 European Football Championship after a deal was struck just hours before the football tournament began on Saturday.
The name on everybody's lips at this hour is Komol Jungrungreangkit, the chairman of Summit Footwear and Pinehurst Golf Club, who spent US$10 million or about 310 million baht in last-minute deal to secure the rights to broadcast Euro 2020 to Thai football fans.
Adul: Wants to build momentum
Anti-government sentiment has advanced to such a point where a term has been coined to amplify the opponents disdain of the administration: Prayutocracy .
The suffix cracy was popularised by critics of the Thaksin Shinawatra government, who invented the term Thaksinocracy which, as one analyst put it, sums up governmental excesses. These included cronyism, conflicts of interest, irregularities and large-scale solidifying of political power.
The term was adopted by protesters to intensify their attack against Thaksin towards the end of his administration which was overthrown in September 2006 by a military coup headed by army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin, who later became president of the Administrative Reform Council.