snoop1130 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thai parliament to close forever new year's eve By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter A parliament in session in a 2016 file photo. BANGKOK — The House of Parliament will close its doors for good New Year’s Eve as part of a plan to relocate the legislative seat of power to a new riverside location, an official said Wednesday. Staff are scheduled to clear the 44-year-old building of any belongings by Dec. 26, deputy house speaker Surachai Liengboonlertchai told reporters. A farewell party will also be held that day, Suracha said. Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/12/05/thai-parliament-to-close-forever-new-years-eve/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-12-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 "The new parliament building – a massive complex designed to resemble a temple – is being constructed in Kiak Kai, a neighborhood that also houses many military facilities" Makes sense, be less distance to travel next time the politicians are removed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 NLA seeks new meeting venue as Parliament site to be returned to Palace Bureau By THE NATION THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) has five choices for a new meeting venue after it vacates the Parliament building at the end of this year, as the compound has to be returned to the Royal Household Bureau. NLA’s first vice president Surachai Liengboonlertchai said yesterday that the new Parliament should be ready in June, but until then the assembly needs another venue. He heads a working group tasked with finding a new meeting venue for legislators for the period January to June. The five venues in Bangkok proposed so far are the United Nations Convention Centre, Thammasat University’s Main Auditorium, the TOT Auditorium, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre and First Army Area’s auditorium, Surachai said, adding that he will inspect these locations on December 11. Criteria for consideration include facilities such as parking space, dining hall, meeting rooms, electronic voting system and rent. Surachai is expected to make a decision by December 13. A source familiar with the matter said the TOT Auditorium in Chaeng Wattana area was likely to be chosen, as it meets the criteria, but the Bt80,000 per day rent is far too high. The source added that the NLA hopes to bring the rent down to Bt60,000 per day. Meanwhile, Surachai said yesterday that though the House of Representatives’ secretary-general Sorasak Pienvej had said the new Parliament compound should be completed by June, he added that he could not vouch for this prediction. “I am not directly in charge of this matter,” Surachai said, though he added that the construction should be completed by the time the new government was in place. Separately, a “big clean-up event” at the Parliament building has been scheduled for December 26 and all NLA members have been invited to take part. The government has been using this compound since September 1974. The new Parliament compound, in Bangkok’s Kiakkai area along the banks of Chao Phraya River, was to be completed by November 2015. However, the Bt12-billion project suffered repeated delays caused by the need to demolish old buildings and relocate residents on the 123-rai site. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30359898 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagsdog Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Didn't know thailand had a parliament, i thought it was controlled by a military junta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 its a cool looking building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokfrog Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 "Thai parliament to close forever"... now we can all move on as we already know the outcome of next year's "election". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Why can't they simply stay where they are for an extra 6 months? Doesn't say anything good about how the nation's decisionmakers regard the Parliament & its functions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said: Didn't know thailand had a parliament, i thought it was controlled by a military junta. Parliamentary in name only. Great for the usual rhetorical image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 From what I've seen of the numbers turning up they could hold Parliamentary sessions in any primary school classroom. Apt in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 "The new parliament building – a massive complex designed to resemble a temple – is being constructed in Kiak Kai, a neighborhood that also houses many military facilities." How convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Bluespunk said: "The new parliament building – a massive complex designed to resemble a temple – is being constructed in Kiak Kai, a neighborhood that also houses many military facilities" Makes sense, be less distance to travel next time the politicians are removed... I was thinking it was to shorten the commute to work for the generals ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 2 hours ago, bangkokfrog said: "Thai parliament to close forever"... now we can all move on as we already know the outcome of next year's "election". Yeah, I thought that was best and most truthful line coming from the junta since they took power, Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 6 hours ago, webfact said: Criteria for consideration include facilities such as parking space, dining hall, meeting rooms, electronic voting system and rent ... and comfy chairs, soft tissue drool-wipers and good wifi, more soft tissue and lubricant dispensers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomta Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 So much that could be said that can't be said. Are the Thai people asleep or muttering under their breath. I'm not currently in Thailand so I don't know but I think the accumulation of events is astonishing and it is astonishing that it is not discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 32 minutes ago, tomta said: So much that could be said that can't be said. Are the Thai people asleep or muttering under their breath. I'm not currently in Thailand so I don't know but I think the accumulation of events is astonishing and it is astonishing that it is not discussed. Limited and strictly adhered to within particular venues. One can find a wealth of open and free discussions, if you know where to look and aren't conditioned to limit yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said: Didn't know thailand had a parliament, i thought it was controlled by a military junta. Parliament does sneak out once in while by the grace of the military trying hard to fool the people but eventually still controlled by the junta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thai parliament to close forever new year's eve Didn't it 'close forever' back in 2014? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 14 hours ago, webfact said: source familiar with the matter said the TOT Auditorium in Chaeng Wattana area was likely to be chosen, as it meets the criteria, but the Bt80,000 per day rent is far too high. The source added that the NLA hopes to bring the rent down to Bt60,000 per day Tell them no girls, and bring thei own booze-that should half the price ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayboy Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 On 12/6/2018 at 7:19 AM, mfd101 said: Why can't they simply stay where they are for an extra 6 months? Doesn't say anything good about how the nation's decisionmakers regard the Parliament & its functions! Er, quite. Is there any other country in the world where parliament would move out of its perfectly adequate premises before the new building was ready? But to delve deeper into this question would probably be unwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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