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PM presses on with digital wallet despite NACC corruption warning
Published on 04/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday he would speed up talks with Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat on how to move ahead with the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme.
PM confirms handout delay pending anti-graft study
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/01/2024
» The government will move ahead with the 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme, but its launch will be postponed pending a study from the anti-graft agency.
Govt 'solves' 233 cases of informal debt: PM
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2023
» The government claims it has solved the informal debts of 233 registered debtors while Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday went to observe a debt-solving model in Nan.
PM appeals for better wage rate
Published on 10/12/2023
» Kanchanaburi: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has promised to seek a revision on the tripartite wage committee's decision to raise the daily minimum wage rate by between 2 and 16 baht across the country, saying he couldn't agree with such a low hike.
Govt nod for 'CEO governors'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/12/2023
» The cabinet has agreed in principle to grant all provincial governors authority broadly equivalent to that of a company CEO, as part of the government's decentralisation policy.
B500bn loan bill stuck in limbo
News, Published on 22/11/2023
» The government has not yet sent a letter to the Council of State seeking advice on the legality of a bill that aims to borrow 500 billion baht to fund the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme, the council's secretary-general Pakorn Nilprapunt said.
Govt mulls 90-day visas for European visitors
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2023
» Thailand may waive visa requirements for travellers from more European countries and is lining up hundreds of cultural and sporting events as it works to induce holidaymakers to stay longer and spend more, the government has said.
Election Commission urged to ban 'deviant' politicians
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/11/2023
» The Friends of Women Foundation and its allies are calling on the Election Commission (EC) to work with parliament to jointly draft a new code of ethics that will bar candidates accused of sexual harassment or assault from participating in politics.
Srettha brushes off digital wallet critics
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/10/2023
» The government will press ahead with its 10,000-baht digital currency handout scheme despite growing criticism, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday.
PM: Sansiri not involved in wallet app
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday dismissed rumours that an affiliate of property developer giant Sansiri Plc is to develop a new application the government intends to use in the coming implementation of its 10,000-baht digital currency handout scheme.