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How to bring 'slave master' lenders to heel
Published on 10/12/2023
» The scale of Thailand's informal debt has captured the government's attention, prompting it to declare the matter a national agenda issue and roll out a nationwide programme for debtors to register for help.
Are high times over for weed users?
Published on 03/12/2023
» A new cannabis and hemp control bill sponsored by the Public Health Ministry is expected to become law next year to regulate misuse of the plant.
Hands up for a pay rise
Published on 12/11/2023
» Despite being in office for only two months, the Pheu Thai-led government has made progress on several campaign pledges including plans to raise salaries for civil servants and the daily minimum wages for unskilled workers, although the timeframe set for these changes is within four years.
PM mourns Thai dead
News, Published on 13/10/2023
» The number of Thais killed in the Israel–Hamas war is among the highest in terms of nationality, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Thursday after returning from his overseas trip.
High hopes for policy statement
Published on 11/09/2023
» As the government spells out its policy statement in parliament on Monday, people have high expectations for it to make good on its promises to deal with bread-and-butter issues affecting their lives and turn the economy around.
Divided cabinet faces tough tests
Published on 03/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has completed his first task of putting together a cabinet which received royal endorsement on Saturday but questions remain as to whether he is putting the right people in the right jobs.
New govt 'must act'
Published on 27/08/2023
» The incoming government must take urgent action to stimulate the economy by injecting budget funds into the system, academics and businesspeople said.
Academics wary of new coalition
Published on 24/07/2023
» Academics on Sunday warned the Pheu Thai Party not to create an "inter-bloc" coalition, saying such a move could lead to more polarisation in the country.
Pheu Thai to decide Move Forward's fate
Published on 24/07/2023
» The eight-party alliance will meet on Tuesday to conclude whether the Move Forward Party (MFP) will still join them in forming the new government after other parties refused to support the coalition in a prime ministerial vote if MFP stays on.
More than maid abuse
News, Published on 04/09/2022
» The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.