1 - 10 of 112 results for "parliament"

  1. 1. news | 01 Apr 2013

    Parliament currently has 645 members

    By Online Reporters

    » As of April 1, the total number of serving members of parliament is 645, comprising 497 MPs and 148 senators, a parliament official said.

  2. 2. news | 30 Apr 2013

    Contract for new Parliament signed

    By Online Reporters

    » The parliament and Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc (Stecon) have signed an agreement for construction of new parliament buildings alongside the Chao Phraya River in Kiak Kai area of Bangkok.

  3. 3. learning | 04 Apr 2013

    Learning Thai: Parliament at work

    Learning Thai from Post Today

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Parliament exists to make laws, some of which can be quite controversial. Here is one example.

  4. 4. news | 25 Apr 2013

    Ban on 'spouse parliament' lifted

    By Mongkol Bangprapa, Newspaper section: News

    » Parliament's law scrutiny committee has decided to once again allow the spouses of MPs to sit as senators simultaneously.

  5. 5. learning | 01 Jun 2012

    Chaos in parliament: Day 3 (updated)

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » National reconciliation seemed a distant dream today as protestors cut off all access to parliament, halting debate on the proposed unity legislation for at least until next week.

  6. 6. learning | 03 May 2012

    Another day in parliament

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Yesterday was day nine of the debate in parliament on a proposed amendment to Section 291 of the constitution, but there was another matter occupying the members attention as well.

  7. 7. learning | 08 Feb 2013

    Spoiled rice in parliament

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » There was nothing boring about yesterday's session of parliament after a Democrat MP Thursday sliced open a bag of the government's pledged rice, showing it was rotten.

  8. 8. news | 24 Apr 2013

    Bhutan begins vote for new parliament

    By AFP

    » Voters in Bhutan cast ballots to begin electing a new parliament on Tuesday for only the second time in the Himalayan nation's history, five years after the monarchy ceded absolute power.

  9. 9. learning | 03 Mar 2012

    Fire at parliament

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » It seems like no one was prepared for the fire that broke out in Parliament Building 3 on Friday.

  10. 10. news | 23 Apr 2013

    French parliament adopts landmark gay marriage law

    By AFP

    » The French parliament defied months of angry protests by approving a bill that is to make France the 14th country worldwide to legalise same-sex marriages.

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