- Formation seen as snub to Yingluck assembly
- Participatory democracy: About 45 civic groups Sunday launched their own political reform body which will work in parallel with the government's reform forum
Bangkok, Sept.16.─ Officially called the People Assembly Reforming Thailand (Part), the body has been formed to push for a "just, secure and happy society".
Its formation is seen by observers as a snub to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's political reform initiative that kicked off in the absence of the opposition Democrat Party.
At the launch, a temporary 16-member committee was unveiled and the panel is expected to start its work next week.
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Guatemala City, May 5.─ President Otto Perez Molina (photo) imposed a state of siege on four municipalities in the eastern part of the country following the abduction of 23 police officers and the killing of another cop, the Guatemalan government said Thursday.