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Ex-minister wary of debt hike
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/04/2025
» Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, a former finance minister and current head of an academic committee for the Palang Pracharath Party, has warned against the government's possible raising of the public debt ceiling to support the economy.
MFP slams military budget, questions anti-drone funding
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/06/2024
» The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) on Friday took aim at the national defence budget, saying the military spending plan did not reflect changing security challenges and threats.
Committee backs navy's frigate plan
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/03/2024
» PATHUM THANI: The House of Representatives committee on the armed forces has thrown its support behind the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) plan to procure a new frigate, saying the new ship, which will be assembled locally, will lead to more jobs for local workers.
Govt to address gig drivers' concerns
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/09/2023
» The new government on Saturday accepted a handful of complaints and concerns from motorcycle taxi drivers for consideration and assigned the Transport Ministry to spearhead efforts to improve their livelihoods.
Defence plan clears 2nd reading
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/08/2022
» A highly criticised plan to allocate a 197-billion-baht defence budget cleared its second reading in parliament despite fierce last-minute resistance by the opposition.
PM defends military procurement budget
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/06/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stood by the Defence Ministry's weapons procurement projects, saying they are essential to boosting national security, after the opposition took aim at the ministry's budget on Thursday.
Pheu Thai lambastes DDC leadership over Astra deal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/07/2021
» The main opposition Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday demanded Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul replace the director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) over failures to reveal the contents of the contract for procuring the AstraZeneca vaccine and alleged faults during the management of vaccine allocation.
Arms budget 'intact' as more suffer
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2021
» Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charassathien has asked the government to slash the military's budget for arms purchases to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Parliament budget sheds 5 billion baht
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/06/2018
» The House of Representatives has decided to lower the cost of information and communication technology (ICT) systems for the new parliament back down to 3 billion baht.