Yongyos Kaewkhiew, chairman of the Association of Tambon and Village Heads of Thailand, makes his case at Parliament on Monday. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton)The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has approved changes to the local administration law despite the ongoing resistance from kamnans and village heads nationwide. A group of kamnans and village heads came to Bangkok on Monday to protest against the changes. Seree Suwannapanon, chairman of the NRSA's political reforms panel, said the 1914 local administration law in effect today provided that village heads be elected by local people and a kamnan chosen by them. The panel proposed that village heads who aspire to be kamnans should run for kamnan elections instead of being chosen by elected village heads.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2017 12:57 UTC