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Osotspa clan accepts PM's help request
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/04/2020
» The Osathanugrah family which owns Osotspa, one of Thailand's oldest companies, is the latest Thai billionaire clan to announce it is ready to set aside 100 million baht to fund a new project to help relieve the impact of Covid-19 following a request from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Govt backs B11bn loan for SRT this year
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/01/2020
» The cabinet yesterday decided to allow the debt-ridden State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to borrow over 11 billion baht this year.
The green graftbuster
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/12/2019
» Rosana Tositrakul, a former senator, has always been known as an outspoken activist and corruption-buster ready to take on well-known politicians and big corporations, but now she is throwing her hat into a very different ring.
Japan vows to boost aid, ties to Asean
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/11/2019
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged to support Asean in its efforts to strengthen regional cooperation, during talks with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok.
Reform panel agrees to ease digital TV debt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/01/2018
» The national media reform committee is backing a recent government move to help digital TV operators handle their multi-billion-baht debts in its reform proposals.
Supachai warns public on digital trap
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/08/2017
» Thailand should move to embrace the 4.0 digital age with caution as some hidden dangerous pitfalls might await, warns Supachai Panitchpakdi, former secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).
Drafters give local bodies more clout
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/12/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) on Friday approved proposals aimed at giving local governing bodies more say in their administration.
Health, TV funding at grave risk
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/08/2015
» The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and Thai PBS face an uncertain future following a modification to the fiscal and budget-related section of the draft constitution, critics of the charter said.
Local body leaders keep jobs for now
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/05/2015
» The decentralisation of power to local bodies, made controversial by the protests of grassroot leaders who fear losing their jobs, marks a step forward in the new charter by ensuring that oversight by the state is flexible and limited to what is necessary, a charter drafter says.
Drafters mull more clout at local bodies
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/02/2015
» The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has endorsed guidelines to ensure more efficient decentralisation of powers and greater independence of local administrative organisations.