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Senate accepts key bill for capped B20 city train fare
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2025
» The Senate on Monday accepted for debate a Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) bill that is key to the implementation of a flat-rate train fare for commuters in Greater Bangkok.
National Telecommunications to allocate 100MHz free to factories for 5G networks
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/09/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to allocate 100 megahertz of bandwidth on the 4800MHz band free of charge to factories to help develop their 5G private networks.
In dire need of direction
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thai politics has once again reached a turning point, as the Pheu Thai Party had two prime ministers impeached by the Constitutional Court and is set to take up the role of an opposition party.
Thaksin exit seals party's dismal fate
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/09/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party is collapsing like a house of cards. The last few days have seen a once great party lose all its pride but not its thirst for power.
The postwar era's first democratic authoritarian
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 08/09/2025
» The 78th anniversary of India's independence last month offers an opportunity to recall one of the most insidious moments in the country's post-independence history: prime minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 decision to declare an emergency and suspend civil liberties. A new book by political scientist Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India, not only revisits that fateful move, but also traces its lasting impact half a century later.
Invest, not spend
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/09/2025
» Re: "BJT to revive co-payment scheme for daily buys", (BP, Sept 7). Prime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul should subsidise investment, not consumption. A key reason for Paetongtarn's downfall was her blind insistence on her B10K/person handout to subsidise consumption, forecasting a fiscal multiplier of 3 to 4.
TrueX partnership reshapes local AI home landscape
Business, Published on 08/09/2025
» A major shift is underway in Thailand's telecom market. With 3 million Tuya Internet of Things (IoT) connections now integrated into the TrueX platform, the industry's competitive landscape and business models are being redefined.