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Future Forward Party lays out reform for booze producers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2020
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) on Tuesday unveiled a plan to push a law touted through parliament that would open up the country's alcoholic beverage industry and ensure fair treatment for new and small liquor and beer producers.
Govt urged to ramp up action on greenhouse gas emissions
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Thailand will have to balance economic, social and environmental concerns to achieve the country's climate change policy and related action plans, according to Phirun Saiyasitpanich, a senior official on climate policy at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Thaksin will escape jail term
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/09/2018
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will no longer be liable to serve the two-year jail sentence handed down 10 years ago in the Ratchadaphisek land case once the statute of limitations expires on Oct 21, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam admitted on Tuesday.
Sisters arrested for online fraud say they are also victims
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/09/2018
» Two sisters in Satun have been arrested on charges of swindling about 100 people out of at least 10 million baht in total through fraudulent online gold investments.
Activists call on Laos dam operator to own up
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/08/2018
» Activists and regional development experts on Thursday demanded that Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company (PNPC) take responsibility for all damage caused by the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam on July 25.
Bogus policeman nabbed while pimping underage girl
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/06/2018
» A pimp who posed as a policeman when supplying young prostitutes for customers was caught in a police sting when he took an underage girl to a hotel in Chum Phae district of Khon Kaen on Tuesday night.
Army aims to buy six new choppers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/06/2018
» The army plans to buy six more attack helicopters to replace three of its Cobra helicopters which will be decommissioned in two years time following almost 30 years of service, Maj Gen Weerayuth Intaworn, the director of the Army Aviation Centre (AAC), announced on Tuesday.
Party-hard Thailand is going after rehab tourists
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/05/2018
» Thailand, the tropical paradise with a reputation as a place to party, is starting to develop another reputation as a low-cost option for foreigners looking to get clean.
PACC finds blankets scam in Sing Buri
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/05/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said on Sunday that it detected a new case of suspected embezzlement of welfare funds meant for blanket procurement in Sing Buri.
Money for nothing
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/04/2018
» The Central Administrative Court ordered Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to pay more than 1.1 billion baht to Bestlin Group and its allies for unlawfully terminating a procurement contract for 489 new gas-fuelled buses.