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Digital wallet handout funds 'put Thai state-run banks at risk’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/09/2024
» The opposition has raised concerns that five state-run banks may never get back the money the government plans to take from them to partially finance the digital wallet scheme.
Thailand's new coalition govt must prove its worth: Abhisit
Published on 01/09/2024
» The government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will likely be in power until the end of its tenure, about three years left, as none of the coalition parties appears to be ready for an early general election, according to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Top Democrat slams Thai PM Paetongtarn's remarks
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/09/2024
» Ramate Rattanachaweng, a former spokesman for the Democrat Party, on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over remarks that she could never accept what some former Democrat executives had wrongfully done in the past against her party.
Cabinet list heads to King
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/08/2024
» The new cabinet's line-up is expected to be submitted for royal endorsement this weekend. After the former opposition Democrat Party forged an alliance with the ruling Pheu Thai Party, the new cabinet will now have the support of 322 MPs in parliament.
The age of the influencers
Published on 17/08/2024
» It has been said that major political parties cannot escape being directed, but not by their respective registered leaders. Terms have been coined to describe the controlling agent, be they chaperone, string-puller, puppet master, or simply the power behind the throne.
Thaksin encounters challenges on comeback tour
News, Published on 13/07/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has his work cut out trying to win back support from the red shirts, if there are enough of them still around.
Outdated laws hinder growth
Published on 24/06/2024
» Thailand's economy has become sluggish and can't be salvaged by simply injecting money through programmes such as the government's 500-billion-baht digital money handout scheme, which will likely help stimulate the economy in only one or two quarters, according to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Former DSI chief Tarit's assets seized in corruption case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/05/2024
» The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has ordered the seizure of 44.6 million baht in assets of former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdit for the state.
Putting on a brave face
News, Published on 20/04/2024
» Finding itself in the middle of dissolution proceedings, the main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) needs plenty of cheering up as it may not be hiding its apprehension well.
A new party but with old values
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/01/2024
» The Democrat Party faces an uphill battle to bring back the good times as its popularity is plummeting in the wake of internal conflicts that have left it in disarray.