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LESE MAJESTE Reform petition heads to parliament

28/05/2012 : A group seeking to amend the lese majeste law plans to submit a petition to the House Speaker tomorrow.
Salakjit set to snare Chiang Rai PAO chair

28/05/2012 : The wife of former House speaker Yongyuth Tiyaphairat was clearly ahead last night to win the election for Chiang Rai provincial administration organisation (PAO) chairman.

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Keen to join cabinet, if only someone would ask
28/05/2012 : Of the House No.111 politicians who will officially return from the political wilderness after a five-year ban is lifted on May 30, Varathep Rattanakorn is widely expected to be offered a seat in the Yingluck Shinawatra cabinet.
House to get Article 112 change Tues
27/05/2012 : The Campaign Committee to Amend Article 112 (CCAA 112) will on Tuesday submit to parliament a draft amendment to the section of the Criminal Code covering the lese majeste law.
Suriyasai: 2006 coup a lesser evil
27/05/2012 : The Sept 19, 2006 coup is the lesser of two evils compared to the reconciliation bill proposed by Gen Sonthi Boonyaritgalin, the coup maker, Suriyasai Katasila said on Sunday.
Coalition to meet Tuesday on bill
27/05/2012 : A meeting of coalition parties in the government will be held on Tuesday to discuss the reconciliation bill proposed by Matubhum Party leader Sonthi Boonyaratgalin, government chief whip Udomdet Rattanasathian said on Sunday.
PM denies 'agenda' on reconciliation
27/05/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra denied yesterday that the ruling Pheu Thai Party had an agenda to push through the reconciliation bill, but said the party is ready to work with others to achieve national reconciliation.
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Reconciliation bid could backfire
26/05/2012 : Thailand's politically fragile society risks new turbulence once a reconciliation bill, aimed at granting amnesty to political offenders and clearing all orders of the 2006 coup makers, is pushed before parliament, opponents say.
Prem flays 'incurable' graft
26/05/2012 : Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda said corruption is an incurable disease dragging the country backwards.
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Chavanond not about to lose face
26/05/2012 : Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut might well want to heed the words of John F Kennedy: ''Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.''
1973 victims: What about us?
25/05/2012 : Victims of previous political violence, including the incidents of October 1973, are waiting quietly but anxiously for the Yingluck Shinawatra government to agree with their request for 1.2 million baht each in compensation.
Prayuth: No apologies to victims
25/05/2012 : Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said he did not need to apologise to victims of the political vioence, as Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut accused the government of trying to silence the complaints of red-shirt supporters by paying them off with compensation.