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Stars align for Yingluck's return
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/12/2024
» The prospect of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra returning home to celebrate the Songkran festival in mid-April is not just wishful thinking by her brother Thaksin, given developments concerning a few key players in the infamous rice-pledging scheme and the Corrections Department's move to draft regulations pertaining to detentions outside prison.
Phuket cabaret seen as lucrative cash cow
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/12/2024
» Phuket cabaret is a "soft power" of the province that can generate over 200 million baht in revenue a year, according to provincial governor Sophon Suwanrat.
'No rush' on Thailand's casino plans
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2024
» The Finance Ministry is prepared to pursue talks with government coalition partners to advance a casino-entertainment complex project which is part of the Pheu Thai-led government's policy statement, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Thai uni probes monk over role in 'Nong Carrot' scam
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 23/10/2024
» The Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University's Khon Kaen campus (MCUKK), a Buddhist public university, is investigating whether one of its student monks was connected to a Ponzi scheme preying on monks in the Northeast.
iCon-linked monk faces land probe
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/10/2024
» The Royal Forest Department will investigate if the Cherntawan International Meditation Centre, of Phra Maha Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi or V Vajiramedhi in Chiang Rai's Muang district, has encroached forest land.
Julapun pushes for talks on casino complex plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2024
» Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat is calling on all relevant state agencies to discuss the government's push to allow casinos to operate within entertainment complexes.
Thai casino plan gains momentum
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/09/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has defended its casino-entertainment complex project, saying it will legalise the underground activity and allow the government to collect tax revenue from it.
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.
Fuel-saving stoves push takes flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2022
» The Energy Ministry's campaign to use energy-efficient clay stoves as a cheaper substitute for their gas equivalents has drawn flak for failing to offset the impact which people are facing from runaway fuel costs.
Travellers take to cars, avoid public transport
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2021
» About 95% of Songkran travellers used their own cars to get to their destinations and back, the Transport Ministry announced on Friday.