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Prawit ‘won’t accept salary’ after frequent absences
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/10/2024
» Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will not receive his MP salary and allowances because of his frequent absences from parliament, according to the party’s secretary-general.
Prawit ‘won’t accept salary’ after frequent absences
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/10/2024
» Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will not receive his MP salary and allowances because of his frequent absences from parliament, according to the party’s secretary-general.
Trying a new approach
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2024
» Greater efforts to cultivate globally competitive local businesses could be a productive approach to improve the Thai economy.
Plan won't end poverty
News, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2024
» In a recent meeting with her newly appointed advisory team, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared war against poverty. She made a pledge to eradicate Thailand's poverty within the remaining three years of her administration.
The way forward for Pheu Thai
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/09/2024
» Rewriting the constitution should not be an urgent agenda item for the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government until all parties and the public agree to pursue it, says a renowned political observer.
Politics can be a minefield
News, Published on 28/09/2024
» Bhumjaithai's growing finesse and leverage may be edging the party closer to its ultimate goal of dethroning Pheu Thai as the ruling party after the next election.
Thai foreign policy needs new rudder
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/09/2024
» Thailand's foreign policy posture and projection under Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and the new government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is off to a good start under severe structural constraints. Given the widespread consensus both at home and abroad that Thailand has fallen behind its peers over the past two decades, the imperative of regaining its international standing is undisputed. But doing so under what the foreign minister has outlined as a "neutral stance" under "non-alignment" among the great powers is moot and misguided. What Thai foreign policy needs is multi-alignments and omni-directionality under a new rudder.
Eateries applaud rejig of co-payment scheme
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 25/09/2024
» A revival of the "Rao Tiew Duay Kan" (We Travel Together) co-payment scheme could help restaurants upcountry amid a gloomy outlook for this year's fourth quarter, according to the Restaurant Business Club.
New rules for pot use
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2024
» Thailand was the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis. Despite the policy mandated on June 9, 2022, being made for medical use and wellness, the outcome was one of disarray.
Cast out into the cold
News, Published on 21/09/2024
» It is now apparent who was more expendable between the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party in the eyes of Pheu Thai.