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Calls to fence off RID from politicians
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 03/07/2015
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) must be reformed and protected from political interference to ensure effective water management, engineers said yesterday.
Rival water reform bills muddy debate
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 09/07/2015
» Academics have called on the government to adopt proposed reform legislation as a key mechanism to overhaul the country's water management system.
PM urges farmers to switch to 'impotency cures'
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 09/07/2015
» As the drought makes life difficult, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday urged "ignorant" farmers to diversify into more lucrative crops such as growing herbs that could cure impotency in men.
Stores get 30 days to move booze off shelf
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 11/07/2015
» Convenience and grocery stores selling alcohol near schools will have 30 days to take booze off the shelves under a Prime Minister’s Office order aimed at curbing juvenile drinking.
Prayut vows to keep LAO chief jobs
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 15/07/2015
» The government has no plans to dissolve local administration organisations (LAOs), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed yesterday.
Turkey likely to get 52 Uighurs
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 14/07/2015
» The 52 male Uighurs still in Thailand stand a good chance of being deported to Turkey, subject to verification of their nationality and checks on their records, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Monday.
'Desalination' filter brings hope to durian growers
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 17/07/2015
» After hearing of the plight of farmers amid the water shortage, durian growers in Nonthaburi realised they would face a similar problem, despite their plantations being full of water.
Govt turns to tackling B300bn debt
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 30/07/2015
» The government is looking for ways to tackle the 300-billion-baht household debt, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Axe energy bills, PM told
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 18/06/2015
» Energy advocates have urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ditch the cabinet-approved bills on petroleum and petroleum income tax, which they say could lead to graft.
PM raps NRC over casino push
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/06/2015
» More urgent problems should take priority over a proposal by 12 National Reform Council (NRC) members to legalise casinos as a way of boosting state coffers and generating funds for development projects, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.