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Council of ghosts
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2022
» Re: "City dwellers urged to vote on May 22", (BP, May 10).
Council needs experts
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2025
» For another year, the Metropolitan Administration Council -- known locally as the City Council -- has thrown cold water on a bid to have outsiders join its committees scrutinising the city budget to ensure efficiency, transparency and good governance, as proposed by the People's Party (PP).
Council must be honest
News, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2025
» Was former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra so sick that authorities had no choice but to allow him to serve out his sentence at the Police General Hospital? Did the treatment accorded to him reflect the double standards in the country's justice system?
Consumer council sparks suspicion
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/08/2019
» A consumer watchdog has raised concerns over the authenticity of a number of organisations which have applied for the right to form a consumer council.
Council tackles teacher oversupply
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2019
» The Teachers' Council of Thailand is urging institutions offering teacher certification programmes and the Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Ministry to adopt a so-called "closed system" for training teachers, to curb an oversupply of teachers in the country's basic education system.
Council pushes wastewater fee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/01/2018
» City councillors are pushing to pass a much-delayed regulation to collect wastewater treatment fees from Bangkok residents.
Council hints at layoffs
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/04/2021
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) estimates the industry's unemployment rate in the second quarter could reach between 2-2.5 million as reopening plans might be delayed if the government cannot flatten the virus curve within a month.
Defence Council okays cuts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/01/2022
» The Defence Council has approved proposals to support the continued restructuring of the military with aim of trimming the country's armed forces by 5% over four years, according to the Defence Ministry.
Council seeks key fixes
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/11/2022
» The Apec Business Advisory Council (Abac) is scheduled to ask members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) on Friday to jointly find solutions to three key issues -- inflation, food security and climate change -- that are affecting the global economy and environment.
Review press council plan
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2023
» The bill on the promotion of media ethics and professional standards is set to be read by a joint session of parliament on Tuesday. Sponsored by the government's Public Relations Department (PRD), the legislation seeks to create a professional council for media practitioners, which would be funded by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) media development fund.