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Somkid tells public not to panic
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has asked the public not to panic about the coronavirus outbreak or economic problems by giving assurances that Thailand will be steered through difficult times.
Somkid eyes post-election economic leap
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2019
» Thailand's economy will make a big leap after the general election on March 24 and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will return as prime minister, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told 2,000 investors on Monday.
PPRP 'made a mistake' on farmers' land
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/01/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted Monday the <i>Sor Por Kor</i> land granted to poor farmers for agricultural land reform purposes cannot be upgraded to title deeds that would allow for the land to be sold or commercialised.
Cabinet endorses civil partnership bill
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/12/2018
» The cabinet has approved the civil partnership bill, paving the way for Thailand to become the first country in Asia to endorse same-sex marriage.
New unit under NESDB to handle inequality
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/06/2018
» The government is setting up a new unit to specifically handle income disparity and poverty and evaluate the performance of the annual social welfare budget.
Somkid coy on Newin headhunt
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/05/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has slammed political parties for criticising the government for allegedly trying to poach their members, saying they should focus instead on formulating better policies to draw voters during the election tentatively slated for February.
Reform bid will endure, Somkid says
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/06/2017
» TOKYO - Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has assured Japanese investors that the country will persevere with economic and social reforms, regardless of future changes in government.
Prayut: Yingluck's rice damage growing from B287bn
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/08/2016
» The damage from the rice-pledging scheme that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is responsible for will be higher than the recently estimated 286.6 billion baht as a lot of the stored grain remains unsold, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.