"Chuan Leekpai"

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday that the Cabinet had submitted the draft of the "Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act" to the House of Representatives, which will be added to the House meeting’s agenda within seven days, unless there is a problem with the draft.

Voting on 13 constitutional drafts on Thursday will go ahead separately, House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Wednesday.

At a meeting with government and opposition whips on Monday, House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said the followers of some MPs had behaved badly with medics providing Covid-19 jabs to parliament staff.

Parliament president Chuan Leekpai delivered 5,000 face masks to Narathiwat Governor Jessada Jitrat at the provinces city hall on Thursday. The face masks will be handed out to medical staff and citizens in the province in a bid to contain Covid-19.

Parliament president Chuan Leekpai led other lawmakers to place flowers at the feet of the King Rama I statue on Bangkok’s Tri Phet Road to mark Chakri Day on Tuesday.

A government delegation led by House speaker and ex-PM Chuan Leekpai visited flood victims at Nurul Ihsan Mosque in Pattani's Talubo subdistrict on Thursday.

There has been no progress in setting up a reconciliation committee, as it is waiting for more members with a practical approach, Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said on Friday.

Parliament will convene on November 17-18 for a special session to debate seven charter-amendment drafts, said Parliament President Chuan Leekpai.

Lower house speaker Chuan Leekpai has intervened in a bitter row over the dress code in Parliament, advising MPs they should focus on their behaviour and effectiveness as politicians rather than their choice of clothes.

The opposition Pheu Thai Party on Friday pushed for a parliamentary investigation into the selection of senators, which they alleged to be unconstitutional.

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai is planning to organise training on the rules and regulations of Parliament for veteran and new MPs.