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Highlights of the week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/08/2012
» The power struggle in the Senate ended with the elected members putting their candidate in the speaker's seat, while in the House the government was grilled by the Democrats over a lack of transparency and corruption in the spending of funds for mega-projects such as the rice pledging scheme and flood rehabilitation programme, and in the far South the violence continued unabated.
House passes 2013 budget
Online Reporters, Published on 18/08/2012
» The House of Representatives early Saturday morning voted 279 to 8, with 127 abstentions, to pass the government’s 2013 fiscal budget bill.
Baht set for best weekly rally in year
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2013
» Thailand's baht was poised for its biggest weekly advance since December 2011, and government bonds rose, as global funds increased holdings of assets that offer higher yields.
Govt tries to sway rubber farmers to end protests
Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2013
» A senior government representative was sent to the South on Tuesday in a bid to defuse the conflict with rubber farmers, as the protest spread to Phunphin district in Surat Thani, where protesters parked buses across Highway 41, a main road to the southern region.
Higher alcohol prices kick in midnight
Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2013
» Drinkers are going to face higher prices on beer, wine and liquor after midnight Tuesday, following cabinet approval on new alcohol tax rates.
Police hope talks can end protest
Published on 17/09/2013
» Police have been directed to negotiate with disgruntled rubber and palm oil farmers to end their rally, which continues to block the southern highway, amid government suspicions the protest is politically motivated.