Thailand's junta-appointed reform council Sunday rejected a new constitution aimed at steering the country out of political turmoil, a move likely to extend the military's time in power and delay elections, AFP reports.
Critics had pilloried the document as divisive, anti-democratic and aimed at prolonging military rule. But its rejection at a vote by the National Reform Council means the painstaking process of drafting a charter will now start again, potentially knocking back the timetable for elections which had been slated for mid-late 2016.