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Cops up ante on foreign criminals
Published on 17/04/2024
» Authorities are ramping up their crackdown on foreign criminals who arrive in the guise of tourists and use Thailand as their base for committing crimes.
Govt hails creatives
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/10/2023
» When Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led members of his cabinet on Wednesday to watch Sap-Pa-Rer (The Undertaker), which has earned more than 500 million baht since it hit local theatres early this month, it was not about him socialising with his team.
Govt cooks up 'Halal corridor'
Published on 06/08/2023
» The government's Halal Economic Corridor (HEC) would help improve Thai livelihoods in the deep South, says a senior state official who is responsible for the project in the area.
Hacked by charging cable: A myth
News, Published on 22/01/2023
» Social media was abuzz after a man posted on his Facebook that 101,560 baht had disappeared from his bank account while he was charging his phone at a public charging station.
More than maid abuse
News, Published on 04/09/2022
» The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.
New climate policy fails to sway critics
Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 15/08/2022
» The government is setting out major bureaucratic reforms with the introduction of the Climate Change Act and the founding of the Department of Climate Change, which will be the new legal tool and central agency to oversee the country’s climate actions.
Torture bill tied in knots
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2021
» Getting a draft law fighting torture and enforced disappearances to parliament was an uphill battle but fleshing it out may be a lot harder to do, according to experts.
Health chiefs aim to stamp out bent clinics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» Phatchari Koetphaibanlak is immune to being told her access to medical treatment at a designated facility under the "gold card" universal healthcare scheme is in place pending a transfer.
New threats for post-Covid-19 age
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/05/2020
» The most powerful weapon to deal with security issues, in the opinion of National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Somsak Roongsita, is an intangible asset everyone has but may not necessarily harness to its fullest.
Air force set to conquer final frontier
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/03/2020
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is planning to launch the first satellite of its own in an ambitious effort to embark on missions it says will be more varied than those seen in the classic science fiction movie Star Wars.