• THAILAND

  Casino plan draws House opposition

  Published on 01/04/2024

  » The opposition Democrat Party on Sunday voiced strong opposition to government plans to legalise casinos by incorporating them into entertainment complexes, with a bill by the Pheu Thai-led government already said to be at the drafting stage.

• THAILAND

  'Foreigners only' casinos eyed

  News, Published on 30/03/2024

  » The government has been urged to open the first-ever entertainment-casino complex on Thai soil in Hat Yai to boost tourism, with only foreigners allowed to enter the premises initially.

• THAILAND

  Ministry task force accused of extortion

  News, Published on 26/03/2024

  » Senator Poldej Pinprateep on Monday accused a special task force appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of abusing its authority by extorting money from a number of rubber growers and traders.

• THAILAND

  Budget bill clears parliament

  News, Published on 23/03/2024

  » The 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill for the 2024 fiscal year passed parliament yesterday as the government promised to ensure transparency in budget spending, improve people's livelihoods and steer the economy forward.

• THAILAND

  Move Forward still wants lese majeste absolved under amnesty

  Published on 05/02/2024

  » A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Karunpol Thiansuwan insisted on Monday any amnesty bill should seek to absolve lese majeste offences as a special House committee studying an amnesty prepares to convene its first meeting later this week.

• THAILAND

  44 MFP MPs risk lifetime bans

  News, Published on 03/02/2024

  » Forty-four MPs of the Move Forward Party (MFP), including its chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, could face a political ban for life as they are now the subject of a probe into whether they adhered to the code of ethics over their stance on the lese-majeste law.

• THAILAND

  MFP faces dissolution bid

  Published on 02/02/2024

  » The Move Forward Party (MFP) may be facing the prospect of disbandment as prominent activists have petitioned the Election Commission (EC) to initiate dissolution proceedings against it due to the party's stance on royal insult laws.

• THAILAND

  MP calls for tour of Prayut's residence

  News, Published on 23/01/2024

  » A House committee is set to discuss a fellow panel member's request for a tour of the residence of former premier and privy councillor Prayut Chan-o-cha, which has drawn a backlash from critics.

• THAILAND

  Tourism's one-two punch

  Published on 21/01/2024

  » Thai boxing, widely known as Muay Thai, is a combat art that has long been considered a quintessential part of Thai culture.

• THAILAND

  TST trio in trouble for budget votes

  Published on 07/01/2024

  » Thakorn Tanthasit, secretary-general of the opposition Thai Sang Thai Party (TST), has offered his resignation after three TST MPs voted in favour of the first reading of the 2024 budget bill against the resolution of opposition whips.

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