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Big hopes for soft power skills
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/04/2024
» The government will kick off its One Family One Soft Power (Ofos) project in June, and aims to create 20 million jobs with a minimum annual salary of 200,000 baht, said Paetongtarn Shinawatra, chairwoman of the National Committee on Soft Power Development and the Pheu Thai Party's leader.
Move Forward takes govt to task in debate
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/04/2024
» The main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) on Wednesday took the government to task over the changes made to the 10,000-baht digital wallet handout scheme, saying there was no clarity about the funding source that has already been changed five times.
Home free, ex-PM tycoon Thaksin unlikely to retire quietly
Published on 19/02/2024
» In his final months in self-imposed exile avoiding jail, Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared his time as a fugitive was over and he was ready to face the music.
What about the constitution?
Post Reporters, Published on 29/09/2023
» The government's plan to complete the charter amendment process in four years is unlikely to be good enough for the pro-democracy alliance that has launched a campaign for wholesale charter change, according to political observers.
Thaksin to face the music
News, Published on 22/08/2023
» Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be taken to the Supreme Court to hear rulings in three cases he was convicted of before being sent to serve jail time when he returns home on Tuesday after 15 years of self-imposed exile.
Colour clash as parties make final push
Published on 12/05/2023
» Opposing colours, ideologies and songs were on display across Bangkok on Friday as thousands of supporters turned out for the final rallies ahead of an election that is shaping up to be a generational clash.
PM to appear at over 10 UTN rallies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will appear in at least 10 campaign rallies organised by the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party nationwide in the lead-up to the May 14 election, the party said.
The shadow of Tuhao
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2022
» Right on cue, activist Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, went to the Election Commission on Dec 6 to file a petition calling on the poll regulator to seek the dissolution of two major parties in connection with the high-profile Chinese criminal syndicate allegedly run by businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant.
Prayut 'unfazed' by censure
News, Published on 19/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday appeared unfazed by the upcoming no-confidence debate, despite uncertainties over how small coalition parties would cast their votes.
Seeing is believing
News, Published on 26/03/2022
» Cholnan Srikaew, leader of the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, has been afforded a new title of late -- a whistleblower -- although some would disagree with the description.