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Budget bill reportedly cut by B8bn ahead of House readings
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/08/2024
» The House of Representatives will hold its second and third readings of the budget bill for the 2025 fiscal year next week amid reports that the spending plan has been trimmed by almost 8 billion baht, according to a source.
Fatal accident leads to double-decker bus ban
Published on 06/12/2023
» Double-decker buses will be banned in the next four to five years, a change needed after an accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan province killed 14 passengers, said deputy government spokeswoman Rudklao Suwankiri.
Shaking up conscription
News, Published on 11/05/2023
» Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.
Pheu Thai urges EC to allow relief aid donations
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/10/2022
» The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has urged the Election Commission (EC) to revise electioneering regulations during the 180-day period prior to the end of the House of Representatives' term to allow MPs to hand out relief items to flood victims.
PM gets back to mopping up
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/10/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit people and provinces affected by severe flooding following the Constitutional Court ruling in his favour that could see his tenure as premier last until 2025.
'Sink or swim' for new governor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2022
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who has now been in the position for three months, faces some major challenges if he wants to solve flood problems in the capital following four days of extremely heavy rainfall last week.
Chadchart takes office, lists 4 urgent issues to be tackled
Online Reporters, Published on 01/06/2022
» New Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt listed four urgent problems to be tackled as he introduced his team on his first day at City Hall on Wednesday.
Promotions, transfers in Interior Ministry shake-up
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/08/2021
» Suthipong Juljarern, director-general of the Department of Community Development (DoCD), has been promoted to interior permanent secretary in the latest reshuffle of high-ranking officials at the Interior Ministry, said deputy government spokeswoman, Traisuree Taisaranakul.
Prayut transfers power from ministers
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2021
» The cabinet has approved a sweeping transfer of some powers from ministers to the prime minister to improve the efficiency of handling the Covid-19 situation.
Debate heats up over fire helicopters
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/07/2020
» Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda on Friday defended the Interior Ministry's plan to purchase six wildfire-fighting helicopters, saying the ministry did not have any such helicopters and always had to rely on military choppers that weren't up to the task.