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PM defends Thaksin’s debt proposal
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday defended an idea floated by her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to address the household debt problem by allowing private companies to buy and manage debt from the banking system.
PM to hobnob with Din Daeng locals
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will visit residents in Bangkok's Din Daeng area on Monday afternoon to discuss social issues and ways to improve the quality of life for residents in these communities.
Srettha touts debt initiative's success
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/02/2024
» The government has managed to bring down the total amount of informal debts by 670 million baht in just two months, solving 102,000 out of 140,000 cases reported to authorities as part of the push to reduce the household debt burden.
BMTA gets nod to seek loans despite mounting debt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/07/2022
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has been given the green light to seek loans worth 7.5 billion baht to ensure its liquidity remains at an acceptable level, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul says.
Chadchart wants Green Line deals publicised amid debt talk
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/07/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt wants to use the Information Act to publicise contracts pertaining to the construction of Bangkok's Green Line electric train network.
Pressure builds to reopen
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/04/2022
» The desperate need to get the economy back on track is leaving the government no choice but to work toward a full-scale reopening of the country amid lingering fear of a post-Songkran festival spike in Covid-19 cases, according to experts.
Govt lays out plan to tackle B1.4tn teachers' debt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/09/2021
» The Education Ministry has unveiled plans to tackle debts owed by about 900,000 teachers nationwide, worth about 1.4 trillion baht.