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No review for welfare card
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin rejected a proposal from health experts calling on the ministry to review the co-payment system for the universal healthcare policy, also known as the 30-baht gold card scheme.
Paetongtarn backs transgender rights law
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/05/2024
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party and chairwoman of the National Committee on Soft Power Development, is backing efforts to push for a law on recognition of transgender people before 2030, when Thailand hopes to be granted the right to host World Pride.
Pro-weed groups put heat on govt
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/05/2024
» The government is facing increasing pressure from pro-cannabis groups which are threatening to rally at the Ministry of Public Health from Thursday until the ministry can prove that cannabis deserves to be reclassified as a narcotic drug.
Foreign minister role tipped for Maris
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/04/2024
» Former career diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa has been tipped as the likely new foreign minister after Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara's shock resignation announcement on Sunday.
Santi Asoke founder dies at 89
Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2024
» Samana Phothirak, founder of the Santi Asoke movement, passed away on Thursday morning from natural causes at the age of 89, according to a post on the Facebook account of Boonniyom TV.
1,600 officials to ensure order at popular Songkran locations
News, Published on 08/04/2024
» At least 1,600 Bangkok officials and volunteers will be on duty over Songkran in Phra Nakhon district to ensure tourists' safety at popular spots like on the Khao San and Silom roads.
Thaksin tours old power base
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/03/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's trip to his home province of Chiang Mai on Thursday is seen as a bid to bolster the ruling Pheu Thai Party's popularity after its defeat to the more progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) in the May 14 election.
Thaksin makes first trip to Chiang Mai since release
Published on 14/03/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday began a three-day visit to his home province of Chiang Mai, his first trip outside Bangkok since his release on parole last month.
Srisuwan granted bail, denies extortion charge
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2024
» Prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and Yoswaris Chuklom, who were arrested in a sting on Friday on charges of attempting to extort a senior civil servant, have been released on bail after undergoing almost nine hours of police questioning.
Crusader Srisuwan faces extortion charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2024
» Srisuwan Janya, the country’s most prolific petitioner, has been arrested on a charge that he and two others tried to extort money from a senior civil servant in exchange for dropping a corruption allegation against him.