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Lawmakers urged to cut aide quota
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/03/2026
» The Thai Pakdee Party has urged both MPs and senators to cut the number of personal assistants from eight to three, saying the move could save up to 3 billion baht annually.
Abhisit calls on voters to pick 'blue'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/02/2026
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva urged voters keen on strategic voting to choose "blue" on election day -- a reference to the colour of the party's logo.
Abhisit urges more action to curb vote-buying
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2026
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday reaffirmed the party’s commitment to “honest and clean” politics and called on the Election Commission to take more proactive action against vote-buying ahead of the Feb 8 poll.
Conscript triggers inquiry with 'forced driving' claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/05/2025
» The House committee on national security plans to look into allegations of exploitation within the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) following reports that an officer based in Udon Thani province forced a conscript to work as a taxi driver and pocketed most of his earnings.
Expensive parliament projects draw flak
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/05/2025
» Amid growing concerns about public spending and transparency, five key renovation projects within the parliament complex drew scrutiny during a House committee session on Thursday.
People’s Party calls out visa ‘scam’ for Chinese illegals
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/05/2025
» The opposition People's Party (PP) has asked the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation to investigate international study programmes suspected of securing student visas for Chinese nationals who have exploited them to work illegally in Thailand.
Govt frets over Uyghur fallout with EU
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/03/2025
» The Committee on Economic Development is working with the foreign and commerce ministries to deal with the ramifications of the government's deportation of Uyghurs on free trade negotiations with the European Union (EU).
Speaker says respect the rules
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/03/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has urged the opposition to adhere to censure debate rules following reports that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will likely be mentioned.
Opposition plans censure, but not targeting Thaksin
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/02/2025
» Opposition parties will meet on Friday to discuss the scope of a censure debate tentatively planned for March, opposition chief whip Pakornwut Udompipatskul said on Tuesday.
Thaksin eyes raising Thai GDP to 5%
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/12/2024
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed it would not be too difficult to boost the country's GDP to 5%.