CHARTER IN THE MAKING

Hearings gauged what people want

Public feedback from the Constitution Drafting Assembly's (CDA) Committee on Public Hearing on what Thai citizens wish to see in the new charter suggests the majority of respondents want to see a future prime minister coming from the ranks of elected MPs - and not outsiders.
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Officers want PM elected

A seminar attended by military officers yesterday agreed that the prime minister should be elected and serve no more than two terms.
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New team for Kularb Kaew probe

A new police team was set up yesterday to probe the Kularb Kaew nominee case after the old one made little progress.
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CNS, AEC members happy with progress against graft

The Council for National Security and the Assets Examination Committee yesterday held a joint meeting and a working lunch to review the fight against corruption after six months in office.
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Tax summons to be served on Pojaman, brother today

The Assets Examination Committee is scheduled to serve summonses today on ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's wife Pojaman and two others accused of tax evasion.
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Anti-coup protesters arrested

Five political activists were arrested yesterday when police demolished a stage in Sanam Luang set up by anti-coup protesters, ahead of tomorrow's mass rally.
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