31 - 40 of 112 results for "parliament"

  1. 31. learning | 24 Nov 2010

    No claims of victory

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » PAD turnout outside parliament was low while inside, the government was attacked for being insincere but the opposition had little chance of getting what it wanted.

  2. 32. learning | 26 Aug 2011

    Needed: lessons in democracy

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » During previous protests outside parliament, red-shirt demonstrators called for the resignation of a government they said came to power undemocratically. They are now being accused of being undemocratic themselves.

  3. 33. opinion | 03 Apr 2013

    Debate needs all taking part

    EDITORIAL

    Newspaper section: News

    » The decision by the Democrats to dig in their heels and resist all change to the constitution is disappointing. It is also an abdication of their responsibility as the official opposition party in parliament.

  4. 34. learning | 10 Oct 2012

    Learn Thai: Senate debate

    Learning Thai from Post Today

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » If you read about the Thai parliament, you are going to see a special set of vocabulary. Here's a short story excerpt which contains several of the most useful words.

  5. 35. news | 01 Apr 2013

    No protests outside charter debate

    By Online Reporters

    » Neither supporters nor their antagonists demonstrated at the parliament on Monday when senators and MPs began a three-day joint debate on controversial constitutional amendments.

  6. 36. news | 29 Mar 2013

    House trespassers avoid prison

    Newspaper section: News

    » Former senator Jon Ungphakorn and nine other activists have been sentenced to suspended prison terms for trespassing on the grounds of parliament during a protest in 2007.

  7. 37. learning | 27 Jun 2012

    Nasa plan likely to be cancelled

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » With the deadline for approval now passed, it looks like Nasa’s request to use U-tapao naval airbase for atmospheric studies is going nowhere. The matter now goes to parliament which will not met until August.

  8. 38. opinion | 04 Apr 2013

    Transport loan fails to win people's trust

    COMMENTARY

    By Parista Yuthamanop, Newspaper section: News

    » Thailand desperately needs to upgrade its rail system. Nobody can refute that. Yet public opinion is mixed on parliament's endorsement of the government's mammoth borrowing plan.

  9. 39. learning | 13 Jun 2012

    Suu Kyi's historic European tour begins

    About history

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Returning to Europe she will receive the Nobel Peace Prize won 20 years ago, make a speech to the UK parliament & travel to many countries.

  10. 40. learning | 29 Nov 2011

    The great flood "conspiracy"

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » There have been rumours that the floods were not an accident, but had been planned by the previous government. This subject was debated in parliament on Sunday in an exchange between Justice Minister Pracha Promnok and o...

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