Thai Cabinet meeting approves several amendments to outdated laws

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Tuesday Cabinet meeting approves several amendments to outdated laws



BANGKOK, 3 Dec 2014, (NNT) - The Cabinet yesterday agreed to amend the Anti-Human Trafficking Act, the Military Court Charter, and approve ministerial regulations on the development of five tourism zones.

Yesterday’s Cabinet session approved an amendment of the Military Court Charter proposed during the previous Government in a bid to modernize the code. Several articles have been improved such as those giving the authority to provincial military courts to process all criminal cases, except that the commissioned officers involved indicate their wish that their cases be tried at the Bangkok military court.

An amendment was also given the green light in order to reduce a death sentence on pregnant inmates to life imprisonment.

The Cabinet also approved amendments to the Anti-Human Trafficking Act which was deemed outdated and in need of adjustment to better conform to the current situation. The changes are made to protect informants from punishment in case their information is not accurate. Amendments will also allow authorities to temporarily close down immediately any business venue with imminent act of violating the human trafficking law.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet also approved a ministerial regulation draft defining the development zones for tourism as proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The regulation stipulates 5 tourism development zones in accordance with the Government’s tourism development strategy.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated to the meeting that the development zones must help distribute income to local people, provide safety to tourists and at the same time protect the environment.

-- NNT 2014-12-03

[Mango Bob]

Seeing our great leader and his brain trust I wonder what happen to the investigation about the microphone purchase. Or is this something they hope people forget about?

[WhizBang]

I'm guessing the outdated immigration laws were not on the agenda.

[PS2]

Seeing our great leader and his brain trust I wonder what happen to the investigation about the microphone purchase. Or is this something they hope people forget about?

The purchase by the permanent Secretary was cancelled by the general months ago.

Guess not mentioned in Thaksin media.

[nithisa78]

Seeing our great leader and his brain trust I wonder what happen to the investigation about the microphone purchase. Or is this something they hope people forget about?

just you we want to forget about. thank you very much. complainers, fault finders, next bus.

[wabothai]

Interesting photo, reminds me of starwars.

[BlackJack]

I'm guessing the outdated immigration laws were not on the agenda.

nor company set ups and the red tape

nor work permits and the red tape

[Chris Lawrence]

'Several articles have been improved such as those giving the authority to provincial military courts to process all criminal cases, except that the commissioned officers involved indicate their wish that their cases be tried at the Bangkok military court.'

That is one change that should not have gone thru. In the military court nothing is allowed to be reported as I understand. Is a military court component enough to judge such a case? What rights do the trafficked people then have; do they get fair representation? Can the perpetrators be identified?

It’s all good to say we have implemented a new process. But, if that process is just as archaic as the one it replaces, what good are the changes?

[Estrada]

Seeing our great leader and his brain trust I wonder what happen to the investigation about the microphone purchase. Or is this something they hope people forget about?

The purchase by the permanent Secretary was cancelled by the general months ago.

Guess not mentioned in Thaksin media.

I am afraid you are wrong. Yes, he said that the purchase would be cancelled, but later he said that it was under evaluation. Meanwhile the microphones were to be removed, as reported in the Democrat Newspaper, the Bangkok Post.

However, you will note that the General and his cabinet are sitting in what appears to be the same cabinet conference room with the overpriced Bosch Multimedia Conferencing system in place

Edited December 4, 2014 by Estrada