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Prayut says sleeping NLA members have 'no future'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/06/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) if they are caught sleeping on the job their future is limited.
Bribes forgotten as THAI becomes Rolls-Royce maintenance hub
Published on 08/06/2018
» Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI) will undertake maintenance and repair of Rolls-Royce Trent engines and expects additional revenue of up to 5 billion baht in 2020 from the business, the carrier said on Thursday.
US suicide rate on rise: health agency
AFP, Published on 08/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - The suicide rate across the United States has risen 30 percent since 1999, and nearly 45,000 people took their lives in 2016, officials said Thursday.
US approves sale of GM 'golden rice'
Online Reporters, Published on 08/06/2018
» The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Golden Rice, the fourth country to give a thumbs-up to a rice strain genetically altered to prevent blindness in children.
Ortega, bishops set for talks on ending Nicaragua violence
AFP, Published on 08/06/2018
» MANAGUA - President Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua's Catholic bishops were set to meet Thursday in the hopes of putting stalled talks back on track, to resolve a political crisis that rights groups say has left at least 134 people dead.
Six maritime routes up for bids
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2018
» The Marine Department next Friday plans to open a bid for six maritime routes under the "Andaman Ring" project linking three popular coastal provinces in the South to promote tourism.
National security budget hike gets flak
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/06/2018
» Critics have taken aim at the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for giving the green light to a 20% increase in the national security budget for the 2019 fiscal year.
Fight against graft 'making headway'
News, Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/06/2018
» More people seem to be aware of corruption and they are less afraid to file complaints about it, the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) said Thursday, suggesting the battle against graft in officialdom could be making headway.
Hospital plan splits opinion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2018
» A plan to transfer supervision of all 9,800 community healthcare facilities from the Public Health Ministry to local administrative organisations has yet to be implemented, after the ministry admitted it was a rather complicated issue.
Prajin to sue over spy in the sky row
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/06/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong is pursuing legal action against political activist Srisuwan Janya for defamation for allegedly providing false information about the government's satellite project.