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French premier resigns after Macron’s cabinet gamble backfires
Published on 06/10/2025
» Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly resigned as France’s prime minister on Monday, blaming the intransigence of the groups in the country’s fractured parliament and deepening a national political crisis.
Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Trump administration officials and top Republicans warned Sunday that Americans will increasingly feel the pain of an ongoing US government shutdown as most federal operations remained shuttered.
Co-payment, welfare card schemes backed to lift GDP
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/10/2025
» The Finance Ministry expects the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment scheme and increased allowances under the state welfare card programme to lift private consumption by 0.87 percentage points.
Short-term help expected
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2025
» The government led by Anutin Charnvirakul began its term on Oct 1 under a four-month mandate, ahead of the expected dissolution of parliament and upcoming general elections.
Valuable forum
Postbag, Published on 05/10/2025
» Re: "Peace in Deep south demands more than guns", (Opinion, Oct 4).
Finance minister outlines ‘Five Pillars’ strategy
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2025
» The government is moving ahead with its “Five Pillars of the Economy” initiative, combining short-term economic stimulus with long-term structural reforms aimed at improving competitiveness, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Soft power left idle
News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2025
» A change in government can create a sense of renewal and excitement. New faces in the cabinet and new policies give the public hope for improved public administration and service.
A moral exemplar
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/10/2025
» Re: "Legal eagles voice worries over Thaksin's pardon bid", (BP, Oct 1). Whatever naughtinesses he may have been accused of, it cannot be denied that Thaksin Shinawatra continues to prove a moral exemplar to the nation in at least two areas. The first is that he faithfully follows the traditional example of accumulating the greatest possible sufficiency of extreme wealth; the second is that he entertains as unfailingly as Lisa Manoban herself, albeit with his humorous approach to preached legal norms rather than with her doubtless impressive song and dance routines.
CDG Group Leads Maldives’ Digital Registry Transformation
Published on 02/10/2025
» Control Data (Thailand) Limited has been entrusted by the Government of the Maldives to serve as a consultant for the design of the Civil Registration, Vital Statistics, and Identity Management (CRVSID) system under the “Digital Maldives for Adaptation, Decentralisation, and Diversification (D’MADD)” project. The initiative aims to transform citizen identity verification by making it secure, transparent, and equally accessible. The project will propel this geographically challenged nation towards a milestone on its path to becoming a digital country in line with international standards.
Co-payment stimulus scheme to start on Oct 29
Published on 01/10/2025
» The government’s Khon La Khrueng (half-half) co-payment economic stimulus scheme will begin on Oct 29, with registration expected to open soon after cabinet approval next week, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.