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Demolition of Aetas set to commence
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has taken its first concrete steps towards demolishing the long-controversial Aetas Ruamrudee building after more than a decade of delays and legal wrangling.
People's Party questions tax breaks in US pact
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 29/10/2025
» The People's Party (PP) has questioned whether Thailand has offered excessive tax concessions to the United States to secure its recently announced strategic partnership, drawing comparisons with similar agreements signed by Vietnam and Malaysia.
PM plays down Bhumjaithai rift
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/06/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has again dismissed speculation of a rift within the government amid growing speculation the ruling Pheu Thai Party will seize control of the Interior Ministry and remove the Bhumjaithai Party from the coalition altogether.
MP slams 'incompetent' NBTC on its abandoned headquarters
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/04/2025
» Rukchanok Srinork, a People's Party (PP) MP for Bangkok, has accused the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of "incompetence" and misspending after abandoning its plan to build a multi-billion-baht headquarters.
Cambodia ties get boost
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand and Cambodia have vowed to increase bilateral trade to US$15 billion within the next two years, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Decision on Move Forward ethics case possible in two months
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/02/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is likely to decide within two months whether to press charges against 44 former MPs of the now-defunct Move Forward Party who supported a proposal to amend the lese-majeste law.
Experts urge action as declining birth rate set to hit Thai workforce
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/02/2025
» The government must take immediate action to reverse Thailand's declining birth rate, an expert warned, saying that if the trend continues, the nation's workforce will shrink.
Fired workers of auto parts company to get help
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/12/2024
» Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has pledged full support for 859 former employees of Yarnapund Company Limited who were laid off without receiving severance pay.
Pheu Thai's legal eagles urge charter compromise
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/11/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party has not ruled out the possibility of amending the charter in time for the next election as long as certain compromises can be agreed upon.
New charter unlikely under Pheu Thai
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/10/2024
» Despite the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader's staunch denial that the party has anything to do with the Senate's decision to retain the double majority requirement for a referendum on a new constitution, it is an open secret that the second-largest member in the government coalition stands to benefit significantly from a charter rewrite.