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Taiwanese mull visa restriction on Thais
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2018
» Taiwan is considering driving down visa-free entries for Thais from six times to twice a year after the number of Thai women discovered working in the sex trade in the territory jumped during the visa waiver programme's introduction two years ago.
80,000 sign up to oust Prawit
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/02/2018
» Former National Reform Council member Thicha Nanakorn on Friday submitted an online petition with more than 80,000 signatures calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to fire his deputy Prawit Wongsuwon from the cabinet over the luxury watches scandal.
Govt defends damning rights report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2018
» The Foreign Ministry has defended the government's efforts in tackling human trafficking following fresh criticism reported by Human Rights Watch (HRW), saying the advocate group's report contains many outdated references.
Chatchai plays down slavery report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya has downplayed Human Rights Watch's (HRW) criticism of forced labour on Thai vessels in a report presented to the European Parliament, saying the focus should be on Thai efforts to clamp down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Phone chat distracts from corruption fight
News, Published on 15/01/2018
» Two weeks ago, the Public Health Ministry had no choice but to pull its announcement banning staff from using state office resources for personal reasons, including charging their personal mobile phones. Such a reverse was understandable. The ministry received a barrage of criticism saying the measures were ''out of touch with reality".
Isoc power boost 'not political'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order chief Prayut Chan-o-cha invoked his Section 44 powers to amend internal security legislation to set up the Internal Security Administration Committee on Nov 21 last year to help the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) deal with domestic threats.
Top five environment stories of the year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2017
» The past year will be remembered as relatively quiet, compared with tumultuous recent years.
About Politics
News, Published on 16/12/2017
» Incumbent charter court judges spared the 'set-zero' axe for now v Former Democrat MPs preparing to return to politics unsettled by ex-PDRC leader's Facebook musings v Explanation about luxury watch, ring could work in Prawit's favour
Hundreds flock to visit throne hall
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 02/10/2017
» Hundreds of Thai and foreign visitors made time to visit the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall where they appreciated the beauty of the architecture and the Thai art inside before the building closed Sunday for renovation.
Panel heads get together to devise national strategy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2017
» Heads and secretaries of six new national strategy drafting panels will meet this week to map out their plans, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says.