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Farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles
Published on 06/10/2020
» SURAT THANI: Somruedee Bunthonglek has not repaired the bullet holes in the pickup truck her husband was driving when he survived an assassination attempt barely a year after her father was shot dead on the same communal farm in southern Thailand.
Kraisak Choonhavan dies at 72
Online Reporters, Published on 11/06/2020
» Kraisak Choonhavan, a well-known academic and politician, died at 72.
Graft fear for B1.97tn virus aid
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 13/04/2020
» Thailand's 1.97 trillion baht plan to mitigate against a further economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic has raised concerns over the potential for embezzlement as large sums of money change hands between the government, businesses and local villages.
Appeal Court upholds 10-year jail terms for two 'men in black'
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2020
» The Appeal Court has upheld sentences of 10-years in prison for two of five defendants in the "men in black" case arising from the violent clashes between protesters and security forces during the political upheaval of 2010.
How a B2tn bill was shot down in court
News, Published on 23/01/2020
» In March 2014, the Constitutional Court ruled that a 2-trillion-baht loan bill sponsored by the Yingluck government was unconstitutional. The court had considered two issues: The conduct of a Pheu Thai MP in the voting process, and whether the loan was state money.
Thanathorn 'most suited' to be prime minister: Poll
Online Reporters, Published on 29/12/2019
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is the most suitable person for the post of prime minister and his Future Forward Party (FFP) the best party to lead the country in the current situation, according to a survey by the National Institute for Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
S44 panel vote on knife-edge
News, Published on 04/12/2019
» The House of Representatives will on Wednesday vote again on a motion to set up a committee to scrutinise Section 44, after the previous vote ended in a shock defeat for the government following conflicts within the coalition.
Govt to press ahead with housing plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2019
» The government will press ahead with its 20-year housing development master plan to provide housing for low-income people nationwide, Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Thursday.
Palm nut price set at 4 baht a kilo
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/08/2019
» The National Oil Palm Policy Committee has agreed to set the palm nut guaranteed price at four baht a kilogramme, double the current market price of the crop.
Red-shirt chiefs cleared of terrorism in 2010 unrest
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2019
» The Criminal Court yesterday acquitted 24 leaders of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) of terrorism, ruling that their actions during 2010 protests against the Abhisit Vejjajiva government were political.