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Govt mulls options for 10k handout
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/03/2024
» The government is considering funding options for its digital wallet handout scheme as details of the funding source are expected to be finalised next month.
Anti-graft body eyes digital handout plan
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/10/2023
» The government has reiterated its assurances that its 10,000-baht digital wallet handout will follow all relevant laws, adding that scrutiny of the programme is always welcome.
Disgraced officer 'seized 400 cars'
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/08/2021
» The Customs Department yesterday said Pol Col Thitisan Utthanaphon, the police officer accused of torturing and killing a drug suspect in custody, was eligible to be rewarded for seizing almost 400 illegal cars over the course of six years.
Govt to seize money from long-idle bank accounts
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2017
» The Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has drafted a bill providing for the transfer of money from people's bank accounts left idle for 10 years or longer to the government coffers.
Student loan defaulters to lose their IDs
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/03/2016
» People who fail to repay debts owed to the Student Loan Fund (SLF) will be punished by having their identification cards deemed null and void under a Finance Ministry proposal.
Drought to wither GDP
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/06/2015
» The worsening drought is expected to shave half a percentage point off the country's full-year GDP growth, adding another blow to the already-fragile economic recovery and pressuring policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures.