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Graft case targets PM's chief adviser
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has reportedly indicted the prime minister's chief adviser, Kittirat Na Ranong, for alleged graft in selecting a local supplier for rice exports to Indonesia in 2011.
Don claims progress in talks on Myanmar
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 20/06/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai on Monday said the latest informal meeting with some representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the bloc's dialogue partners yielded "some progress", though he declined to say what steps were discussed at the meeting.
Wage hikes could harm economy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/03/2023
» Political parties are being urged to stop wooing voters by promising them unrealistic leaps in daily minimum wage rates which many experts warn will do more harm than good to the country's economic system.
Govt more democratic this year, survey finds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/02/2023
» The government is delighted with a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report that Thailand's ranking on a democracy index has improved more than any other country in the world over the past year, says government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
Prayut counts on his allies
News, Published on 20/02/2022
» Since assuming office in 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has faced down tough challenges including a plot to overthrow him from power in a no-confidence debate in September last year.
Govt denies jab purchase graft
News, Akarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/09/2021
» The government has defended itself against accusations of corruption in its procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, saying the allegation that it pocketed change from previous Sinovac purchases was totally untrue and that its spending was above board and transparent.
MP questions B2bn 'change' from Sinovac deals
Online Reporters, Published on 31/08/2021
» A Pheu Thai MP has questioned a 2-billion-baht difference between the approved budgets and the paid prices for five batches of the Sinovac vaccine Thailand bought during the no-confidence debate.
When opposites attract
News, Published on 28/08/2021
» The opposition's decision to drop Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon from its censure debate target list may have spelled out how politics will be played in the near future.
Kittiratt faces probe over rice deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2021
» Former commerce minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong is facing a graft probe following an accusation that he failed to act on an alleged irregularity in the selection of a local supplier for rice exported to Indonesia in 2011.
PM denies endorsing coup d'etat in Myanmar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/02/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday his meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister on Wednesday was not an endorsement of the military coup in the neighbouring country.