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Support urged for latest charter bill
Bangkok Post
|October 07, 2025
Parliament is set to debate charter amendments on Oct 14-15, with the opposition pushing for first-reading approval.
Nan Boonthida Somchai, Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) MP for Ubon Ratchathani and secretary to the government whips, said the parliamentary whips will meet this week to allocate debate time for each side ahead of an extensive debate on the content of the bill.
"We will discuss how many hours each group - the government, opposition and Senate - will receive for deliberation," she said.
Asked whether the House leadership has coordinated with senators to support the first reading of the amendment bills, Ms Nan said such coordination was not possible, stressing that the vote is a matter of individual parliamentary privilege.
This story is from the October 07, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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