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Minister set to appeal for new helicopters
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/03/2024
» Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Sunday said he would appeal a House sub-committee decision to reject a funding request for a new Russian-made helicopter for the ministry's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
Defence, a civilian affair
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/01/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang shows he has what it takes to blend in and work with the military despite having no military background.
7,000 addicts to enter new rehab scheme
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/01/2024
» More than 7,000 addicts with mental conditions caused by illicit drug use have been identified and will be brought into a rehabilitation and stabilisation programme, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Military generals halved by 2027
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/01/2024
» The number of generals at the Defence Ministry will be cut in half within three years as part of the government's policy to downsize the armed forces, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang says.
Anutin mulls 4am closing elsewhere
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 23/12/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will soon ask the cabinet to approve extending the opening time for pubs and bars located outside designated zones to 4am if everyone complies with the rules.
Ministry to seek B600m to fund early retirements
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/12/2023
» The Defence Ministry is planning to request 600 million baht from the central budget to fund its early retirement scheme over the next three years.
Deep South emergency decree extended
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2023
» The emergency decree imposed in the deep South will be extended by another three months but it will be lifted in six districts and reinstated in one, according to the decree administration panel which ordered the extension.
5m Chinese likely from visa-free policy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/09/2023
» At least five million Chinese tourists are expected to visit Thailand by the end of the year after the government's visa-free policy for China and Kazakhstan went into effect on Monday, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Anti-trafficking bid 'needs a boost'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/06/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday called on all relevant authorities to ramp up their efforts to combat human trafficking in a bid to get Thailand reclassified as a Tier 1 country in the United States' Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report next year.
PM praises Yellow Line construction
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/06/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was pleased with the collaboration of all agencies involved in building the Yellow Line monorail, which began its free-to-use trial run this month.