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Anutin rejects offer of two portfolios
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/06/2025
» A cabinet reshuffle is said to be imminent after Interior Minister and Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Wednesday he rejected the ruling Pheu Thai Party's offer to trade two cabinet portfolios for the interior ministerial post.
Coalition split a threat to economy
Business, Published on 19/06/2025
» As political instability unfurls between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party, it is likely to further dampen investor sentiment, compounding concerns amid the looming threat of a 36% US tariff on Thai exports.
Tourism trade voices unease over pushing the casino bill
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/06/2025
» With House dissolution looming, tourism operators have warned the government not to rush into the controversial casino legalisation attached to the Entertainment Complex Bill, as it carries a high risk of provoking street protests and jeopardising the fragile tourism industry.
Reshuffle casts cloud
News, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2025
» Now that a cabinet reshuffle is inevitable for the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government, the prospective changes are aimed primarily at solving political problems with regard to the government's nose-diving popularity, rather than tackling the real crises facing the country, such as the protracted economic slump, social maladies and border conflicts with Cambodia.
Bhumjaithai quits Thai coalition over phone-call furore
Online Reporters, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party has announced its withdrawal from Thailand’s coalition government, while calling for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to take responsibility for comments in a leaked audio clip that threaten confidence in her leadership.
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» CHITTAGONG — Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh -- where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end -- when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck.
Fight for control of Interior Ministry heats up
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/06/2025
» The rift between the governing Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partner Bhumjaithai is deepening over the control of the Interior Ministry.
Bhumjaithai airs party dissolution concerns
Post Reporters, Published on 16/06/2025
» Bhumjaithai Party executives say the Election Commission’s move to summon them over alleged collusion in the Senate election might signal a bid to dissolve the party.
Stock trading rattled by uncertainty
Business, Published on 16/06/2025
» Amid an imminent cabinet reshuffle and intensifying conflicts among coalition parties, the Thai stock market is again feeling the pressure of domestic political uncertainty just as global volatility about reciprocal tariffs ripples, say pundits.
Seeking a slice of the pie
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 16/06/2025
» While the government's economic stimulus budget of 157 billion baht is scheduled for final approval later this month, the value of funding requests received from various ministries exceeds 400 billion baht.