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MFP outlines handout risks
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/04/2024
» The Pheu Thai-led government's digital handout scheme could exhaust the country's capacity to handle large-scale emergencies, claims the main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP).
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Election Commission refuses to comment on legality of 10K handout
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/01/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday refused to be drawn into a debate on the legality of the 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme, which some think is at risk of violating the law if it is funded by loans.
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Pheu Thai giveaway could face new delay
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2024
» The government may have to delay the launch of its 500-billion baht digital wallet handout scheme, originally scheduled for May, as it needs to listen to various agencies.
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Poor exam results put schools on the spot
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/12/2023
» Thailand's latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) scores, the lowest in more than two decades since the country joined the Pisa Assessment process in the early 2000s, are a wake-up call for stakeholders to help speed up improvement in the education system.
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Legal advice sought on digital wallet
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/12/2023
» The government has sought legal advice on only one issue related to its 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme, and it is not related to a plan to borrow 500 billion baht to fund the programme, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
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Nation 'like a sick person'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/09/2023
» In his first policy statement to parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin likened the country to a "sick person", for which the government needs to prescribe cures such as the 10,000-baht digital cash handout and reduced energy prices.
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Ministry ridiculed over clay stove idea
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/06/2022
» The Energy Ministry insists it did not intend to promote Tao Maha Setthee (super rich clay stoves) as a substitute for their gas equivalents, saying it was merely a way for households to save on expenses.
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PM, opposition clash on budget
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/06/2022
» The opposition took aim at the 2023 budget bill, saying the government is being held to ransom by coalition parties over budget allocations while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended it, saying Thailand still enjoys financial and foreign reserve strengths.
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Hasty reopening alarms traders
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/10/2021
» The much-touted Nov 1 reopening of the kingdom is fraught with uncertainty and entails the risk of a resurgence of Covid-19 infections which could set the country back to square one, say public transport drivers and restaurateurs.
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Govt defends B500bn executive loans decree
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/06/2021
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Wednesday defended the executive decree to borrow 500 billion baht to combat the public health crisis, insisting the loan would not exceed the public debt ceiling.
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