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Future Forward Party lays out reform for booze producers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/01/2020
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) on Tuesday unveiled a plan to push a law touted through parliament that would open up the country's alcoholic beverage industry and ensure fair treatment for new and small liquor and beer producers.
Study finds gambling on the rise
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/10/2019
» A Centre for Gambling Studies (CGS) survey has found that more than 700,000 people who gambled this year were first-time punters, with the youngest being only seven years old.
Chinese tourists raise swine fever risk
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/12/2018
» Strict inspections of processed pork products from overseas will be kept in place in a bid to stave off an outbreak of African swine fever, especially from China, after several samples of sausages confiscated from Chinese tourists entering Thailand were found to have a viral strain of African swine flu.
Bus and rail ticketing plan falls into chaos
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/06/2018
» The Transport Ministry's efforts to integrate a common ticketing system into 2,600 public buses in Bangkok will be delayed for a month, the ministry says.
Army aims to buy six new choppers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/06/2018
» The army plans to buy six more attack helicopters to replace three of its Cobra helicopters which will be decommissioned in two years time following almost 30 years of service, Maj Gen Weerayuth Intaworn, the director of the Army Aviation Centre (AAC), announced on Tuesday.
Cops go after World Cup gamblers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/06/2018
» Police plan to summon and charge around 100 celebrities and online beauty presenters for allegedly promoting illegal football gambling websites.
Regime under fire as it rains cash on villagers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/03/2018
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government plans to inject 30 billion baht into more than 82,000 villages nationwide amid criticism it is aiming to score political points ahead of the general election that is expected next February.
Small comfort in new graft rank
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand is doing a little better in the fight against graft, rising to 96th place in the latest Corruption Perception Index from 101st place a year ago.
Yingluck's home, assets seized
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/02/2018
» Over 30 assets belonging to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra have been seized by the Legal Execution Department to cover some of the losses of her administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Railroad to nowhere
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/12/2017
» The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Highways Department to begin building the first 3.5km section of the Thai-Sino high-speed train project stretching from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima.