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'Historic' Nan to get Unesco push
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/03/2024
» The cabinet recently approved the Culture Ministry's plan to nominate Nan as a Unesco Cultural World Heritage Site, consisting of two subprojects that helped raise public awareness, Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich said on Monday.
Paetongtarn gets invite
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/02/2024
» Former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen has invited Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra to Cambodia next month. He extended the invitation while paying a personal visit to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at his home in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Expert calls for clarity in army, state agency assets
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/02/2024
» A security expert has proposed scrutinising military and state agency assets through regulated financial accounts and expenditure disclosure, for the sake of transparency.
China 'ready to emerge'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/10/2022
» Maintaining neutrality and a balanced foreign policy amid rising tensions among global powers will help Thailand benefit from China's new administration, which comprises mostly reform-minded executives, according to academics.
Empowering women in the South
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/03/2022
» The deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek has assumed the role of a special representative in solving the security unrest in the deep South.
NGO bill rings rights alarm bells
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/01/2022
» A controversial draft law regulating non-profit organisations could muzzle freedom of expression, experts say.
Kingdom hits new low in graft index
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/01/2021
» Thailand has hit a new low in the latest global corruption index, with Mana Nimitmongkol, secretary-general of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand, urging reform of the civil service and legal system to help combat the problem.
From academia to voice of the govt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/02/2020
» Compared with past government spokespeople, Narumon Pinyosinwat admits she is not a "fighter" eager to rebut all verbal attacks on the government.
PM upbeat in spite of job losses
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/11/2019
» The government is trying to find ways to help workers who have been laid off after nearly 1,400 factories closed down during the past 11 months, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.
VAT 'present' has academic 'speechless'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2018
» Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) academics have expressed dismay at the Finance Ministry's plan to grant a 5% value-added tax (VAT) refund to shoppers spending up to 20,000 baht from Feb 1 to Feb 15 next year.