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Fate of iLaw bill hangs in balance

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Coalition parties say they remain undecided whether to accept the constitution amendment bill submitted by Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw), saying they would wait to hear iLaw defend the bill in Parliament first.

A joint sitting of the Senate and the House will debate on the iLaw bill and vote on whether to accept any or seven constitution amendment bills for consideration — the so-called first reading — on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and the coalition whip on Monday said they would accept the first and second bills, abstain on the third to sixth, and wait for iLaw to defend the seventh bill in Parliament before deciding whether to vote for it.

Six of the bills had been debated earlier before the House went into recess. Only the iLaw bill…

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