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Privy Council of Thailand

The Privy Council of Thailand (Thai: คณะองคมนตรีไทย, khana ongkhamontri thai) is a body of appointed advisors to the Monarch of Thailand: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Council, as the Constitution of Thailand stipulates, must be composed of no more than eighteen members. The Council is led by the president of the Privy Council of Thailand; currently former Prime Minister, 'National Statesman' and Army General Prem Tinsulanonda. The king alone appoints all members of the Council.

Under the 2007 Constitution of Thailand, the Council is given many powers and responsibility, all with regard to the Monarchy of Thailand, and the House of Chakri. The Privy Council's offices are located in the Privy Council Chambers, on Sanamchai Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.

In recent years the council and its president in particular, has been accused of interfering in politics. This stems from the council's closeness to the military in particular during the 2006 Thai coup d'état.

Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on state affairs.

Privy councils

Functioning privy councils

  •  Belgium: Crown Council of Belgium
  •  Bhutan: Privy Council of Bhutan
  •  Brunei: Privy Council of Brunei
  •  Canada: Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  •  Cambodia: Supreme Privy Council of His Majesty the King of Cambodia
  •  Denmark: Danish Council of State
  •  Norway: Norwegian Council of State
  •  Netherlands: Dutch Council of State
  •  Thailand: Privy Council of Thailand
  •  Tonga: Privy Council of Tonga
  •  United Kingdom: Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
  • Cabinet Committee of the Privy Council; the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
  • Privy Council of Tonga

    The Privy Council of Tonga is the highest ranking council to advise the Monarch in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is empowered to advise the King in his capacity as Head of State and Fountain of Justice under the provisions of Clause 50 ( 1 ) of the Constitution of Tonga:

    " Clause 50 (1) The King shall appoint a Privy Council to provide him with advice. The Privy Council shall be composed of such people whom the King shall see fit to call to his Council."

    Membership

    Members of the Privy Council are appointed by the King of Tonga who is its Chairman. The Council has 3 types of members:

  • Regular Members-these are the majority.
  • Members who hold their position by virtue of an office they occupy
  • The Law Lords
  • The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General are automatically members of the Privy Council. The constitution doesn't set a limit on the number of members who sit on the Council and this is left to the decision of the Monarch.

    Judicial functions

    Privy Council of the United Kingdom

    Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians, who are present or former members of the House of Commons or the House of Lords.

    The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and corporately (as Queen-in-Council) it issues executive instruments known as Orders in Council, which among other powers enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city or borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Council's powers have now been largely replaced by the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

    Certain judicial functions are also performed by the Queen-in-Council, although in practice its actual work of hearing and deciding upon cases is carried out day-to-day by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The Judicial Committee consists of senior judges appointed as Privy Counsellors: predominantly Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and senior judges from the Commonwealth. The Privy Council formerly acted as the High Court of Appeal for the entire British Empire (other than for the United Kingdom itself), and continues to hear appeals from the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, and some independent Commonwealth states.

    Thailand

    Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3

    Thailand (/ˈtlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtlənd/ TY-lənd;Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, rtgs: Ratcha-anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰá.ʔāː.nāː.tɕàk tʰāj]), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; rtgs: Sayam), is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.

    Thailand is governed by the National Council for Peace and Order that took power in the May 2014 coup d'état.Its monarchy is headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has reigned since 1946 as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. He is currently the world's longest-serving head of state and the country's longest-reigning monarch; he has reigned for 69 years, 250 days.

    2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

    The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the 7th FIFA Futsal World Cup, an international futsal tournament that took place from 1–18 November 2012 in Thailand. An extra four teams (increase to 24 from 20 at the 2008 event in Brazil) were competing at this World Cup.

    Brazil defended their title, winning it for the fifth time, by defeating Spain in a rematch of the 2008 final 3–2 after extra time.

    Bid process

    Thailand beat bids from China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.

    Qualification

    The host nation, Thailand, qualified automatically.

    Qualified nations

    Venues

    The matches were originally due to take place across four venues. Due to construction delays and failure to meet the security requirement, early matches scheduled at the Bangkok Futsal Arena were moved to the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium. After the final inspection on 5 November, FIFA announced that the Bangkok Futsal Arena had not sufficiently met the criteria. The two quarter-final matches would be played at Nimibutr Stadium, while Hua Mark Indoor Stadium would host the semifinals and the final.

    Radio Stations - Bangkok

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    92.0 Nan Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    97.75 PAD News Talk Thailand
    106.5 Phitsanulok Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    MCOT Narathiwat 96.0 Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Eazy FM 105.5 Easy,Pop Thailand
    104.75 Langsuan Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    SawangDaendin Local Radio Varied Thailand
    96.5 Lamphun Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Isan Radio World Asia Thailand
    COOL Fahrenheit 93.0 Pop,Top 40 Thailand
    92.0 Srisaket Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Pattaya 105 FM Adult Contemporary Thailand
    93.5 Nakhonpanom Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Pongpan Radio 100.75 Varied Thailand
    96.5 Sonkhla Modern Music Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    KIIS FM Thailand 105.7 Khon Kaen Top 40 Thailand
    Radio Chiangmai FM 98 Varied Thailand
    105.3 Singburi Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    MCOT Phatthalung 95.75 Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Buddy Radio 104.5 Top 40 Thailand
    Kreenjai Radio 88.25 Varied Thailand
    Wat Pak Bo Religious Thailand
    95.5 Virgin HitZ Pop,Top 40 Thailand
    YeSindie Radio Electronica,Indie,Indie Rock Thailand
    Radio Bangkok New Age Thailand
    Sunshine Radio Pattaya 107.75 Adult Contemporary Thailand
    NBT Nongkhai AM 810 Varied Thailand
    News FM 102.25 MHz Pakchong News Thailand
    Ohoradio 90.9FM Top 40 Thailand
    Suntaraporn Oldies Thailand
    Free Radio Thailand 89.25 Top 40 Thailand
    COOL Celsius 91.5 Pop Thailand
    Radio JS 100 News Talk,News,Talk Thailand
    Thai Radio Varied Thailand
    Mix 88.5 FM Pattaya Top 40 Thailand
    91.0 Close Up FM Pattani Adult Contemporary Thailand
    107.0 Mwave Sakonnakhon Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Wat Buddhawas Radio 98.25 Religious Thailand
    MOL Radio Oldies Thailand
    Radio Siam - Deutsches Radio Thailand 90s,Dance,World Thailand
    MCOT FM 100.5 News Network News Talk Thailand
    VOA Thai News Thailand
    FepBlind Varied Thailand
    Heart Radio (TH) Oldies Thailand
    Oxygen FM Top 40 Thailand
    Praram2 Radio Top 40 Thailand
    FAT93 Chiang Rai Top 40 Thailand
    Music Radio Easy Thailand
    97.25 Tak Modern Radio Adult Contemporary Thailand
    Sae-Ree-Chon Varied Thailand
    92.25 Thailand Democracy FM News Talk,Discussion Thailand

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