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Move Forward seeks to legalise porn, sex toys in Thailand
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/07/2024
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) is pushing a proposal to amend the Criminal Code to legalise the adult entertainment industry and its related products -- including pornographic materials and sex toys -- in an effort to break the taboo surrounding the topic and better regulate the industry.
Srettha targets education, drugs and debt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/06/2024
» More work is required to improve society, especially in the realms of education, stamping out drugs and reducing household debt, despite the government enjoying a high support rate, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Campaigners use Songkran to urge people to run for Senate
Published on 16/04/2024
» Political activists are using the Songkran holiday to urge returnees to convince family and friends in their home provinces to seek seats in the Senate, in hopes of making it harder for influential figures to parade into Parliament.
Democrats won't mention Thaksin in censure debate
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/02/2024
» The opposition Democrat Party says it won’t mention the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an inmate during the next censure debate because it is not directly related to the government’s job performance.
Politicians are to blame for political rifts: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 18/02/2024
» A majority of Thais believe politicians and the parties they belong to are responsible for most political conflicts the country is facing, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Pheu Thai's big gamble
News, Published on 27/01/2024
» With the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) study on the 500-billion-baht digital wallet scheme now made public, the ruling Pheu Thai Party stands at a crossroads, according to political observers.
Pita named 'Politician of the Year' by E-saan Poll
Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 28/12/2023
» Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of the Move Forward Party, won the vote for "Politician of the Year" in a survey by E-Saan Poll, operated by the Centre for Business and Economy Research of the faculty of economics at Khon Kaen University.
Tougher gun controls on the way
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2023
» The government is suspending the issuance of permits for importing and trading firearms, real and imitation, as one of seven short-term measures to improve gun control, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday.
New body to run digital wallet plan
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/10/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday resolved to form a committee tasked with directing the implementation of the government's digital money handout scheme, also known as the digital wallet project, which is expected to begin in February next year.
There's no reward for loyalty
News, Published on 16/09/2023
» Pol Gen Sereepisuth Teemeeyaves, leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, and a Pheu Thai loyalist, is thought to have swallowed the pain inflicted when Pheu Thai repaid his loyalty by omitting him from the cabinet line-up.