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Pact on closer EU ties to take effect after House gives nod
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/08/2024
» The framework agreement on the EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) yesterday won unanimous endorsement by the Thai parliament and is due to come into force in 30 days.
Pheu Thai Party opens door to Democrats
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/08/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party officially invited the Democrat Party to join the new coalition government on Wednesday, putting their long-standing rivalry behind them.
Paetongtarn surveys flood damage on Nan visit
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/08/2024
» More than 20,000 households in seven provinces have been affected by heavy flooding as the bodies of three people who went missing recently in the northern province of Nan were found on Saturday.
Thai conservatives flex political muscle
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/08/2024
» The decision to nominate Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new prime minister signals that Thaksin Shinawatra, the party's de facto leader, will go all out to rebuild a support base to fend off the People's Party (PP), according to a political analyst.
Supplementary budget bill sails through Senate
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/08/2024
» The supplementary bill, which seeks to increase the budget for the current fiscal year by 122 billion baht to partially fund the government's digital wallet handout scheme, sailed through all three readings in the Upper House on Tuesday.
New speaker of Thailand's Senate sworn in
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/07/2024
» The newly elected Senate Speaker Mongkol Surasajja and his two deputies were sworn in on Saturday, with the speaker remaining silent about his position on the constitutional amendment push in parliament.
Amnesty panel ducks decision on royal insult cases
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/07/2024
» The House committee studying an amnesty bill has wrapped up its work without concluding whether offences under Section 112, the lese-majeste law, and Section 110 of the Criminal Code should be included.
Budget increase bill passes 1st hearing
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/07/2024
» A supplementary bill which seeks to increase the budget for the current fiscal year by 122 billion baht to partially fund the government's digital wallet handout scheme sailed through its first reading in the House of Representatives late on Wednesday.
PM defends budget top-up to fund handout
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/07/2024
» Increasing the 2024 fiscal budget by 122 billion baht is crucial to stimulate the economy, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday, as he proposed a supplementary budget bill to the House to help fund the digital wallet scheme.
Wan Ubumrung quits Pheu Thai over 'fraternisation'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/07/2024
» Former Bangkok MP Wan Ubumrung has resigned from the ruling Pheu Thai Party after he was criticised for fraternising with a party opponent in a recent local election in Pathum Thani.