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Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai forge pact
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties have forged a political alliance with 212 House seats to form a coalition government, saying they already have the backing of MPs from other parties to ensure a solid House majority.
Campaign pledges 'failing indebted farmers'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/03/2023
» Election policies by various parties targeting farmers are aimed at creating short-term results and do not result in lasting income security, a recent forum in Bangkok was told.
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.
Vote-buying 'rampant', says election watchdog
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/03/2019
» Vote-buying was rampant on the eve of Sunday's general election, according to the Open Forum for Democracy Foundation (P-Net), a non-governmental organisation focusing on strengthening democracy and electoral processes.
Surasak pledges to make SSO graft free
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/11/2014
» Labour Minister Surasak Karnjanarat yesterday vowed to make the Social Security Office (SSO) a corruption-free agency.
29 fishermen seek rescue by activists
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/10/2014
» Almost 30 Thai and Myanmar fishermen facing exploitation on deep-sea fishing trawlers in Indonesian waters recently sought help from a labour rights network, said an activist.
Gaza bomb claims poor family's pillar
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/07/2014
» Narakorn Kittiyangkul, the 36-year-old Thai worker killed by a mortar shell near Gaza in Israel on Wednesday, was trying to support his family by taking a chance overseas instead of being a taxi driver in Bangkok.
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.
Politicians refuse to help fight graft, seminar told
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/05/2014
» Politicians will not cooperate in efforts to fight corruption because they are concerned only about their own interests, Phakdee Photisiri, a member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), said yesterday.
Expert discredits tuna worker study
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/03/2014
» Chulalongkorn University's research into Thailand's tuna industry has found the country takes good care of its migrant workers, but some labour advocates doubt the findings.