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Government under fire over weapons budget
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget bill for 2021, after opposition criticism during Wednesday's first reading in parliament.
Security raised as bombs rattle South
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/01/2019
» Security has been stepped up in the South following a spate of violent attacks over the past week.
Samila bombing not 'politically' motivated
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» The Provincial Police Region 9 has ruled out the possibility that two coordinated bomb attacks on Samila beach in the southern province of Songkhla's Muang district on Wednesday night were politically motivated.
Prayut insists 20-year plan here to stay
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/09/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has leapt to the defence of the government's 20-year national strategy, saying he would not let any politicians scrap the plan that is designed to direct the country's long-term development over the next two decades.
Former mayor jailed for forcing reporter to strip
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/06/2018
» A court in Khon Kaen has sentenced former Ban Phai municipality mayor Premsak Piayura to two months in jail without suspension for detaining a journalist who reported his apparent engagement to an underage girl and forcing him to strip.
National security budget hike gets flak
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/06/2018
» Critics have taken aim at the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for giving the green light to a 20% increase in the national security budget for the 2019 fiscal year
Foreigners to be tracked by Defence Ministry
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/05/2018
» A computer database is being developed to store information about foreigners to help authorities keep track of them while they are in Thailand, defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich says.
Prayut threat to sue MP is 'self-defence'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/04/2018
» The threat of a lawsuit against former Democrat MP Watchara Phetthong by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is an act of self-defence against a baseless claim the politician made, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
EU supportive of govt's efforts to end illegal fishing
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2018
» The leader of the visiting EU inspection team was supportive of the government's efforts to end illegal fishing practices on Monday, as Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon brushed off threats from boat owners to go on strike against what they see as overly strict new regulations.
Government urged to blitz corruption
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» The government is under pressure to provide results in its fight against corruption amid the many scandals that have erupted involving state officials.