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Diesel tax to drop by 1 baht per litre
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/03/2026
» The government is preparing to reduce the excise tax on diesel by one baht per litre, aiming to ease the rising cost burden on consumers, even though the move is expected to cost the state up to 2 billion baht per month.
PM Anutin vows to end floods by next month
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed to end flooding by next month and provide monthly compensation to affected farmers whose farmland has been used as water retention areas until the floods subside.
Chiang Rai braces for more run-off
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/10/2024
» People in three districts of Chiang Rai have been put on alert for possible flash floods and run-off due to another spell of excessive rain.
Asean Heritage Park status sought for Bangpu
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/06/2024
» The government has approved the nomination of the Bangpu Nature Education Center in Samut Prakan as an Asean Heritage Park, according to a Ministry of Defence report.
Clarity on Senate poll rules expected on Friday
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/06/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) is expected to offer clarity on Friday about the ramifications of a Constitutional Court decision on Wednesday to hear a petition seeking its ruling on whether four controversial provisions in the organic law governing the Senate election breach the charter.
PM backs ship-for-sub swap
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang have defended the planned purchase of a Chinese-made frigate to replace a submarine the navy had ordered in 2017, describing it as the best option available.
Phase 2 of Sino-Thai rail project set for cabinet scrutiny
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/08/2023
» The second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project is expected to go to the cabinet before year's end, while the first phase is likely to start by 2026, says deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.
Prawit issues orders to protect capital from surge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that surging floodwaters from the North be retained in upstream provinces and diverted to a canal to Bangkok's east so as to protect the capital from flooding.
Water retention, diversion to protect Bangkok from flood
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/10/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that the flood surging downriver from the North be retained in upstream provinces, and also be diverted to a canal to the east of Bangkok, to protect the capital from flooding.
More pumps to drain floodwater from Bangkok
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/09/2022
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is getting six high-capacity pumps from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to help existing pumps drain the floodwater from the capital.