News Forum - Constitution Day is today – Here’s what the public holiday commemorates

[Thaiger]

Today’s public holiday in Thailand is Constitution Day. It commemorates the charters that have been written since the 1932 Siamese Revolution when Thailand ended 800 years of absolute monarchy and transitioned to a constitutional monarchy.  Since then there have been 20 different charters with the most recent was drafted by the military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order, and adopted in 2017. But over the past year, there have been calls for monarchy reform and a rewrite of the Constitution. Here’s the events that led up to Thailand’s first Constitution… The Thai people refer to their country as […]

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[Shade_Wilder]

"Since December 10, 1932, there have been 20 constitutions (or charters) written for Thailand."

The quote above is really all you need to know.

'Nuff said.

 

[Griff1315]

11 minutes ago, Shade_Wilder said:

"Since December 10, 1932, there have been 20 constitutions (or charters) written for Thailand."

The quote above is really all you need to know.

'Nuff said.

Number 21 coming soon better known as the Peanut Charter...

[HolyCowCm]

It's only worth as much as the paper it is written on and who is changing it for their gains.

[Stonker]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

Today’s public holiday in Thailand is Constitution Day. It commemorates the charters that have been written since the 1932 Siamese Revolution when Thailand ended 800 years of absolute monarchy and transitioned to a constitutional monarchy.  Since then there have been 20 different charters with the most recent was drafted by the military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order, and adopted in 2017. But over the past year, there have been calls for monarchy reform and a rewrite of the Constitution. Here’s the events that led up to Thailand’s first Constitution… The Thai people refer to their country as […]

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An excellent, timely, well-researched and well-written editorial.

[Jason]

Monarchy...no comment...