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Labour body calls for poll pledge on wages
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2019
» The minimum wage hike has emerged as the latest hot potato for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) after labour groups piled pressure on the government not to backtrack on its election promise.
Panel probes sea gypsy land rows
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/07/2014
» A committee has been set up to look into a land conflict between businessmen and sea gypsy communities along the Andaman Coast.
SRT reinstates former labour union leader
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/07/2014
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has reinstated former labour union leader Suwit Kaewwan and 12 other employees sacked for their role in a work stoppage five years ago.
Section 7 still last resort: Meechai
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/05/2014
» Section 7 of the constitution does not directly authorise the appointment of an interim prime minister, but can be applied to fix problems which if no other provisions in the constitution can, says legal expert Meechai Ruchupan.
Upset Indian businessman vows to fight deportation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/02/2014
» Indian businessman Satish Sehgal yesterday vowed to fight a deportation order in court, insisting that he did not breach the state of emergency decree.
Dissident senators urge Shinawatras to cut political ties
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/11/2013
» A group of senators has urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to dissolve parliament or resign and the Shinawatra clan to wash its hands of politics for the sake of peace in the country.
Battered and scared women find a new life
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/11/2013
» Monday marks the United Nations-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, initiated in 1999 as violence against women increasingly became an issue of both domestic and global concern.
Dissolving House is best way forward, experts say
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/11/2013
» A House dissolution would be the best option to deter political violence amid protests against the blanket amnesty bill, a seminar was told yesterday.
Pension plan draws protest
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/08/2013
» Civic networks plan to gather at the Finance Ministry today to seek an explanation for the ministry's push to scrap the National Savings Fund.
Fund delay spurs legal action
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/07/2013
» A civic group has filed a petition with the Administrative Court against the government and relevant authorities for failing to implement the National Savings Fund.