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Government to ramp up spending
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/10/2025
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has underscored the urgent need to accelerate government spending, describing it as the only remaining engine capable of rescuing Thailand's economy from its current malaise.
Conscript triggers inquiry with 'forced driving' claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/05/2025
» The House committee on national security plans to look into allegations of exploitation within the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) following reports that an officer based in Udon Thani province forced a conscript to work as a taxi driver and pocketed most of his earnings.
Minister claims corruption crackdown gathers pace
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/10/2023
» Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset said the government will continue to follow the money trail of influential figures which are believed to have engaged in questionable dealings, before suggesting taxes could be an effective way to root them out.
B400 wage threshold 'en route'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/09/2023
» The government will ask employers to raise the minimum daily wage to 400 baht as quickly as possible to help workers make ends meet, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Govt to address gig drivers' concerns
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/09/2023
» The new government on Saturday accepted a handful of complaints and concerns from motorcycle taxi drivers for consideration and assigned the Transport Ministry to spearhead efforts to improve their livelihoods.
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.