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Govt in debate crosshairs
Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2024
» The opposition and the Senate are set to put the new government in the crosshairs when it spells out its policy statement in parliament this week, with the ruling Pheu Thai Party's digital wallet handout scheme among the main targets.
Fresh election ordered for Pathum Thani PAO chairman
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) has disqualified the winner of the election for chairman of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) and ordered a fresh elecion be held.
Pheu Thai aims to woo casino critics
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/08/2024
» The governing Pheu Thai Party is convinced it can persuade the second-largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, to drop its opposition to legalising casinos.
A Provincial Administrative Organisation election barometer
News, Published on 22/06/2024
» A turf war has been declared in Pathum Thani, which is being fought covertly by titans of national politics, according to a source.
Reshuffle ruffles some
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/05/2024
» The first cabinet reshuffle under the Srettha Thavisin government aims to enhance efficiency, particularly in advancing economic stimulus initiatives, as the government plans to introduce additional populist programmes to attract votes in the next election, academics say.
Activists urge UN, other countries to reject Land Bridge scheme
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2024
» A group of local activists has petitioned the United Nations and several foreign embassies to reject the government’s Land Bridge megaproject, saying the project would violate the human rights of residents in the affected areas.
Foreign buses to get licence to roam
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: Songkhla has proposed the lifting of restrictions on buses bearing foreign licence plates from travelling out beyond the provincial boundary in a push by tourism operators to woo more visitors, mainly from Malaysia, to travel to other southern provinces.
A party stuck in the mud
News, Published on 13/01/2024
» The transformative new chapter for the Democrat Party is poised to change the dynamics of this country's politics, and not for the better, according to political insiders.
4 Move Forward MPs quit bridge panel
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/01/2024
» Four MPs of the Move Forward Party (MFP) have quit a House committee studying the 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject, saying they do not want to rubber-stamp a project they disagree with.
Berlin ‘keen on land bridge’
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/11/2023
» Germany has shown a keen interest in Thailand’s Land Bridge megaproject and has invited the government to conduct a roadshow in Germany to woo investors, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Wednesday.