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Law revamp ordered to make roads safer
News, Published on 08/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered authorities to expedite amending obsolete laws to improve road safety.
Divisions on charter vote threshold
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 30/09/2024
» A joint committee will likely be formed to overcome differences of opinion between the Lower and Upper Houses on how big a majority is needed to pass a referendum on the government's rewrite of the 2017 constitution.
Thai govt's charter amendment on the rocks
Published on 29/09/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party's U-turn on its charter amendment proposal concerning the ethical standards of political officeholders has raised questions over whether the government will pursue any amendments or even follow through on its commitment to draft a new charter.
Pheu Thai coy on ethics bill plans
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/09/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday shrugged off media questions about whether the ruling Pheu Thai Party intends to proceed with a charter amendment proposal involving ethical standards for political officeholders after coalition parties poured cold water on the bid.
PP eager to cut ethics breach probes
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/09/2024
» The main opposition People's Party (PP) has submitted a bill seeking to amend the constitution to curb the National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) authority to probe MPs and senators for ethical violations.
Moves to rein in ethics complaints
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/09/2024
» According to PM's Office Minister Chousak Sirinil, political parties are expected to support a charter amendment proposal to prevent "overboard" interpretations of ethical standards for political office-holders.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (14): Going negative again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/08/2016
» Suppose someone asks you “Where is Manee?” You know Manee, but you don’t know her whereabouts at the moment. How do you answer? Find out here.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (13) “Staff”: Thai vs. English sense
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/08/2016
» In the business community, one of the words most frequently misused is "staff". Clearly, when many Thais use the word, they have a different picture in their mind from that of an English speaker.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (12): I'm boring – or perhaps I'm bored
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2016
» Confused learners often mix up adjectives ending in -ed and -ing, sometimes with amusing results. Here's how to fix the problem.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (10): เคย is often NOT "ever"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/06/2016
» It seems so natural to translate the Thai word เคย as “ever”. In the real world, however, we use "ever" in questions, negative statements and in certain "if" statements, but not in most other situations where เคย is used in Thai.