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Pirapan vows 'action, not rhetoric'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026
» Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, is ready for a fight. As the party's No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the Feb 8 general election, he has formally declared his return to the political battlefield under a slogan that leaves little room for ambiguity: "Decisive Crisis Resolution, Transforming the Nation".
Analysts advise not to stoke proxy war
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/07/2025
» Prominent security and foreign affairs scholars have raised red flags about the escalating Thai-Cambodian conflict, warning that it risks descending into a regional proxy war between the US and China.
Banks, telecoms face tougher scam laws
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/12/2024
» The government will require banks and mobile phone network operators to take more responsibility for preventing online scams.
Ministry steps into iCon affair
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/10/2024
» The Finance Ministry has stepped in to look into the fraud scandal currently engulfing The iCon Group direct sales company.
Saudi pact paves way for jump in passenger flights
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/02/2023
» Thailand and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen air services cooperation which would see both countries increase the number of passenger flights between the countries from nine per week to 42.
Decree targets 'mule' bank accounts
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/02/2023
» A 14-section draft decree on the prevention and suppression of technology crime, seeking to combat the use of "mule" bank accounts by scammers and call-centre gangs, is expected to take effect soon.
Saudi flights to boost tourism
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/07/2022
» The upcoming launch of a direct air route from Bangkok to Jeddah, a commercial centre and gateway to the holy city of Mecca, is expected to push up the number of visitors from Saudi Arabia tenfold, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said.
Prayut first to take jab as vaccine rollout kicks off
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/03/2021
» Despite several European countries temporarily halting the rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over the potential risk of blood clots, the Thai government -- after two postponements -- began administering the vaccine yesterday, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha becoming the first Thai person to receive a shot.
New threats for post-Covid-19 age
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/05/2020
» The most powerful weapon to deal with security issues, in the opinion of National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Somsak Roongsita, is an intangible asset everyone has but may not necessarily harness to its fullest.
Lockdown to linger
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to extend the enforcement of the executive decree, the state's most powerful weapon against Covid-19, for another month but will allow some businesses, including shopping malls and hair salons, to reopen to ease the impact of business shutdowns.