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Push to sell old rice raises questions
Published on 19/05/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to sell decade-old rice, accusing it of attempting to whitewash the loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration.
Old-rice sale critics warned of legal action
Published on 14/05/2024
» Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is threatening legal action against people he says are spreading “false information” about the decade-old rice stocks the government is planning to auction off.
OCPB, FDA asked to weigh in on old-rice dispute
News, Published on 09/05/2024
» The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are being urged to inspect the quality of decade-old rice, which the Commerce Ministry plans to sell amid concerns about aflatoxin and chemical contamination.
Justice minister shrugs off misconduct petition in Thaksin case
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2024
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong remained unfazed on Tuesday by the latest petition asking the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to formally investigate the ministry’s alleged misconduct in its handling of Thaksin Shinawatra's hospitalisation and early release from prison.
Union urges bank to come clean over digital wallet financing role
News, Published on 14/04/2024
» The labour union of the state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) on Saturday called on the government to allay concerns among bank customers over its plan to borrow 172.3 billion baht from the bank to partially finance the digital wallet handout scheme.
A pill policy that may just pop
News, Published on 02/03/2024
» Yosapat Kongduang, 22, did not sleep for three straight nights after taking methamphetamine pills or ya ba. He was restless and aggressive when police arrested him at his house in Buri Ram on Feb 16.
Media laws need work
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2024
» A lucid ruling by the Constitutional Court on Pita Limjaroenrat's iTV media share case has brought down the temperature of Thai politics.
Opponent challenges rule permitting Thaksin's long hospital stay
Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2023
» A veteran politician on Tuesday asked the Supreme Administrative Court to veto a new corrections regulation that would allow convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is admitted at Police General Hospital, to remain outside of prison.
'Govt coffers can cover e-wallet offer'
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/10/2023
» Criticism of the 10,000-baht digital currency handout scheme will not affect government stability, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday.
Party wants court to suspend B500bn govt handout
Post Reporters, Published on 18/10/2023
» The Thai Pakdee Party on Wednesday asked the Ombudsman to request the Administrative Court to suspend the government's digital money handout, which could cost the state over 500 billion baht, because of its likely impact on the financial system.