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Senate Will Only Nominate a PM in Event of Deadlock, Lawmakers Say
BANGKOK — The Senate under the new constitution will have an authority to nominate its own candidates as Prime Minister only if the upper and lower houses failed to choose one, leading members of the...
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Elections Official Defends Indicted Charter Activists
BANGKOK — Four activists and a reporter accused of violating a law passed before the Aug. 7 charter referendum have found an unlikely ally in Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, whose...
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HM King’s Illness Won’t Affect Charter Endorsement: Gov’t
BANGKOK — A government spokesman said Thursday he’s hoping that His Majesty the King would have recovered from his chronic illness by the time the new constitution is ready for official promulgation.
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New Constitution Submitted for Royal Endorsement
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Redshirt Leaders Indicted for Referendum Activity
BANGKOK — Prosecutors on Friday indicted 19 senior members of the anti-coup Red Shirt movement for violating a ban on political activities when they sought to open an office to monitor last August's...
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Constitution Drafter Pushes for Executing Corrupt Politicians
BANGKOK — One of the drafters of Thailand’s new constitution made the case Wednesday that it was written to support sentencing corrupt politicians to death.
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Charter Will Be Dropped Feb. 6 Without King’s Endorsement
BANGKOK — The constitution approved by referendum in August will be dropped if His Majesty the King does not endorse it by Feb. 6, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said Monday.
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Prayuth to Change Constitution at King’s Request
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Tuesday said His Majesty the King has asked for changes to the constitution approved by the public in August relating to his powers.
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NLA Amends Interim Charter to Change Constitution
BANGKOK — The junta-appointed legislature unanimously approved amendments Friday to the 2014 interim charter to allow rewriting parts of the new constitution already passed by the people.
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Judgment Day: Referendum on Charter Draft Opens
BANGKOK — Millions of voters will decide today whether they will accept or reject a new constitution drafted under the military regime that took power in the coup two years ago.
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#ThaiReferendum Live Blog
It's all hands on deck at Khaosod English for Referendum Day. Our central news team will be monitoring the poll and related developments and will post items of note throughout the day here.
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Referendum Day: Turnout Strong, Knowledge Low
BANGKOK — Polls close in just over an hour for Sunday’s charter referendum, but brisk morning voting led reports of moderate to high turnout, while voters complained they lacked adequate information...
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Returns Show Landslide Win for Junta in Charter Poll
BANGKOK — Preliminary results suggest the new constitution drafted by the military regime is set to be passed by a huge margin in Sunday’s referendum.
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No Amnesty For Those Charged Under Referendum Act
BANGKOK — A junta spokesman Monday ruled out amnesty for those arrested under the now-defunct law that effectively criminalized any dissent to the constitution put to vote and passed yesterday.
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Separatist Violence Surged as Thailand Voted
BANGKOK — While Sunday’s charter referendum unfolded peacefully through the rest of the country, the three southern border provinces were hit by a spree of bombings and arson attacks bearing the...
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Disappointed Charter Opponents Take Landslide Defeat in Stride
BANGKOK — As opponents of Sunday’s charter referendum reflected on what happened and looked for answers, they offered different explanations for its support by 61 percent of voters Sunday.
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Prayuth Promises 2017 Election
BANGKOK — Fresh from a win at the polls for a constitution written under his supervision, junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday promised elections would be held in 2017.
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Boycott Camp Rejects Results of ‘Fake’ Referendum
BANGKOK — Activists who boycotted the referendum called Tuesday for annulling the results of the junta-backed plebiscite, saying it was neither free nor fair from the start.
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Fourth Day of Hunger Strike For Jailed Referendum Activist
KHON KAEN — An activist imprisoned for handing out leaflets on the eve of the charter referendum remained on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest his arrest and a raid of his family home by police.
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This is Not the End of Thai Democracy
A week before the referendum on the junta-favored charter draft, which ended in a decisive victory for a constitution written entirely by junta appointees, I asked a taxi driver if he would tell me...
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