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Safety measures to ramp up for CNG vehicles
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/02/2026
» The cabinet has endorsed a raft of measures to strengthen safety and reduce corruption risks in the licensing of public transport vehicles powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Government ‘sorry’ for flood relief delay
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/12/2025
» The government has issued an apology after the website of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation crashed on Wednesday, disrupting registration for flood relief payments to those affected by the floods in the South.
PM's Office to explain Cambodia MoUs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/10/2025
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Paradorn Prissanananthakul has pledged to hold public forums on the two contentious Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) 43 and 44 with Cambodia, stating that the people deserve a clear understanding of the bilateral accords.
Restoring people's faith battered by bad monks
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/07/2025
» The monastic order is reeling under public scrutiny after police uncovered a far-reaching scandal involving at least 13 monks, many of whom were former abbots or assistant abbots of well-known temples.
'Buddhist Bank' mooted to rein in fraud
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/07/2025
» Suchart Tancharoen, the minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, has proposed a bold initiative to establish a "Buddhist Bank" to manage temple assets and address a growing crisis of faith caused by financial mismanagement and misconduct in the monastic community.
Fight for control of Interior Ministry heats up
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/06/2025
» The rift between the governing Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partner Bhumjaithai is deepening over the control of the Interior Ministry.
Thailand rejects the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/06/2025
» Thailand does not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the land dispute with neighbouring Cambodia.
Chousak eyes action over temple fraud
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2025
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Chousak Sirinil has told the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to work with the Thai Sangha Supreme Council to prevent fraud at other temples following the financial scandal involving a former abbot at Wat Rai Khing.
Capital at risk in future quake
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/05/2025
» While the likelihood of Bangkok experiencing another major earthquake similar to the one that occurred in Myanmar on March 28 remains very low, experts say the city may be significantly affected by quakes along two fault lines in the region, which have been dormant for quite some time.
TDRI wants govt to upskill workers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/03/2025
» The Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI) has urged the government to prioritise upskilling and reskilling Thai workers as a means of addressing economic inequality and the challenges posed by an ageing population.