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Charter Changes Charge Forth The five junior Thai government coalition government parties formally sent their constitutional amendment motion to Parliament President Chai Chidchob Wednesday. The motion, signed by 102 MPs, tries to alter Section 94 to change the voting system from multi-MP to single-MP constituencies and Section 190 which necessitates the government to receive prior [...]

Deadly GT200 Hoax Device to be Tested The inquiry into the efficacy of the highly contentious GT200 bomb detector took its first steps on Wednesday. The Prime Ministers cabinet on Tuesday told the Science and Technology Ministry to set up a team of experts and begin immediate tests on the device. The GT200 is merely [...]

Abhisit Lets the Good Times Roll There is a possibility that Thailand’s gross domestic product in 2010 could grow as much as 4.7 per cent, as prior approximations by the International Monetary Fund have assumed, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday. The premier’s GDP conjecture was made in his special address on “Mobilising the [...]