Thai Senate to Vote on Reducing Number of Committees to 21

The Thai Senate is set to vote on a proposal to reduce the number of its committees from 21 to 21. The special committee tasked with revising the Senate’s rules of procedure has completed its work, sending the recommendations to the Senate President for inclusion in the meeting agenda on September 2nd. The proposal will be considered for a second and third reading. The proposed changes aim to streamline the Senate’s operations and potentially reduce bureaucratic complexities. The 21 proposed committees cover a broad range of areas, including law and justice, agriculture and cooperatives, transportation, foreign affairs, defense and national security, tourism and sports, information technology and communications, public administration, local government, energy, political development and citizen participation, social development and child, youth, women, elderly, disabled, disadvantaged, and LGBTQ+ affairs, commerce and industry, labor, religion, ethics, art and culture, education, higher education, science, research and innovation, economics, finance and treasury, public health, independent organizations and corruption prevention, budget management, and natural resources and environment. The Senate will vote on whether to approve the proposed changes, with significant implications for the body’s structure and operations.