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Thailand draft constitution presented by military-backed commission
The Constitution Drafting Council in Thailand Wednesday presented the new draft constitution, which will be put to a referendum later this month. The 2007 draft, which would replace the 1997 constitution , calls for national elections to take place (More) |
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Thailand PM denies military request to declare state of emergency
Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont [BBC profile; official website] declined a request to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok Friday, although he said he had not ruled out the possibility of doing so in the future. Military officials had s (More) |
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Wife of deposed Thailand PM charged with tax evasion
Prosecutors in Thailand filed criminal tax evasion charges Monday against the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [JURIST news archive; BBC profile], Pojaman Shinawatra, as well as her secretary and her brother, Bhanapot Damapong. (More) |
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Criminal charges recommended for family of ex-Thailand PM
The Assets Examination Committee in Thailand , charged with investigating allegations of corruption by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [JURIST news archive; BBC profile] and his family, recommended Monday that criminal tax evasion charges b (More) |
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Thailand constitution to be finished by July; martial law lifted in 41 provinces
The new constitution of Thailand will be finalized and ready to face a referendum by July 6, according to an announcement Friday from the Constitutional Drafting Committee. The 35-member committee began work on the document on Friday and project t (More) |
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Thai election fraud trial of former ruling party begins
Thailand's former ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party went on trial Tuesday on charges of committing election fraud during last year's parliamentary elections by allegedly misusing the independent election commission and illegally paying smal (More) |
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Thai constitution drafting council elects chairman
The 100-member Constitution Drafting Council in Thailand moved a key step closer to its goal of presenting a new constitution for the country within the next six months Monday by electing professor Noranit Setabutr to serve as its chairman, pendin (More) |
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Group decries human rights plight in 'malfunctioning' Asian democracies
Human rights abuses have worsened in countries around Asia due to authoritarian developments in "malfunctioning" democracies, according to a report [PDF; press release] by the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released (More) |
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Thailand military leader says martial law still necessary in 35 provinces
Thai Army Commander-in-Chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Tuesday that martial law will remain in force in 35 of Thailand's 76 provinces. Martial law was imposed nationwide after the Thai military seized power from civilian prime ministe (More) |
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Thailand constitutional assembly will be almost all-civilian: military official
Members of Thailand's National People's Assembly (NPA) [Nation report] will meet next week to select a preliminary list of NPA members who will participate on a committee to draft a new constitution, but a senior Thai military official said (More) |
Henry VIII becomes King of England
On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.
Learn more about Henry VIII.
