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Pheu Thai 'declares war on poverty'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2026
» Pheu Thai has unveiled a flagship welfare policy pledging annual cash top-ups of up to 36,000 baht for low-income earners, aiming to lift an estimated 3.4 million people above the national poverty line.
Red, Purple Line fare still B20
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/10/2025
» The cabinet has extended the 20-baht flat fare rate on the Red and Purple Lines for two more months until Nov 30, government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said yesterday.
Senate accepts key bill for capped B20 city train fare
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2025
» The Senate on Monday accepted for debate a Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) bill that is key to the implementation of a flat-rate train fare for commuters in Greater Bangkok.
B8.9bn cut from budget bill: govt
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/08/2025
» Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavichira, who chairs the special budget scrutiny committee, told the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the committee has cut the proposed budget by 8.92 billion baht.
Upper House 'no threat to Budget Bill'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/08/2025
» Senator Alongkot Worakee, deputy chair of the Senate's Ad-Hoc Committee on the 2026 Budget Bill, dismissed speculation that the Upper House might vote down the draft legislation.
Subcommittee cuts parliament renovation budget by B702m
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/07/2025
» The House of Representatives' budget subcommittee has moved to slash the amount earmarked for renovations around the parliament complex, following a backlash from the public who deemed the project unnecessary.
Thaksin has 'nothing to lose'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/07/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has stepped back into the political spotlight as the ruling Pheu Thai Party and his daughter, suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, find themselves on increasingly shaky ground.
House Secretariat to face B178m cut
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/07/2025
» A special House committee vetting the 2026 budget bill on Thursday approved a 178-million-baht cut to the Secretariat of the House's budget, following a Constitutional Court decision to accept a petition related to the alleged misuse of parliamentary funds.
Casino bill slips to bottom of agenda
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/06/2025
» The government has bowed to growing public pressure by stepping back from its push to pass a bill to establish integrated entertainment complexes with casinos. The bill will now be deprioritised when parliament reconvenes next week.
Thailand very close to debt ceiling, opposition warns
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/06/2025
» The opposition People’s Party (PP) has warned that Thailand is coming perilously close to hitting its public debt ceiling, which it believes could jeopardise treasury reserves.