A National Legislative Assembly (NLA) committee scrutinising the organic bill on political parties has not yet made any conclusion on some of the bill's provisions and plans to seek more views from NLA members next week. Gen Somjate Boonthanom, chairman of the NLA committee, on Saturday said the committee has made considerable progress in scrutinising the bill drawn up and submitted by the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC). Gen Somjate said committee members still differed over the CDC's proposal for a 1-million-baht initial capital required to establish parties. Committee members also disagreed with a proposed provision which requires party members to pay an annual membership fee of 100 baht, he said. Some committee members suggested that if party members are to pay membership fees, they should be given a greater role in parties, Gen Somjate said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 14, 2017 01:41 UTC