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Chuan says Thailand’s FY 2023 budget likely to pass ahead of August 29 deadline

The 2023 fiscal year budget bill is expected to pass its 3rd reading on August 23, ahead of the bill’s expiration date on August 29, the House Speaker said.“We were trying to finish the deliberation within 3 days as...

[Update] Prayut’s office is among Thailand’s leading advertising spenders during the first half of 2022

The falling popularity of 2014 coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha and his mismanagement of the economy over the past few years has prompted the Office of the Prime Minister to become one of Thailand’s leading advertisers in the country.According to...

Thailand’s lottery office says buyers could buy tickets below 80 Baht price tag via online purchase

The Government Lottery Office (GLO), has for the 1st time come out to say that buyers of its 100 million lotter tickets sold each fortnight, could possibly buy the tickets at 78 Baht a piece, but they have to...

Prayut not looking to dissolve parliament to fend off 8-year term limit, says govt

General Prayut Chan-o-cha has no intention of dissolving the parliament to avoid being ousted by a Constitutional Court’s ruling after opposition parties filed a petition to seek the judgment of the court on the term limit of the 2014...

Opinion – Today’s meeting on division of Party List seats ends with house adjourning after Chuan called meeting to benefit his party

Today the lawmakers are set to hold yet another meeting in a last-ditch effort to try to pass the draft bill of calculation of the party-list MPs, after the bill has failed to pass the parliament’s various meetings.Parliament Speaker...

[Update] Documents suggest issue of Prayut’s 8-years was discussed by charter drafting committee

The contentious issue of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha's 8-year term limit continues to be the talk of the town with the latest information suggesting that the term could be counted from when the general became premier after the coup...

Democrat ready to move on after it rids of ‘festering pus’ as politicians jump ship ahead of polls

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Democrat Party Jurin Laksanawisit said on Tuesday that his party is not affected by recent resignations of high-profile members, saying that they can be replaced.“The party is not losing blood,” he told...

Prawit denies backroom dealing to scuttle tomorrow’s vote, adds Prayut to remain Premier into next election

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) Prawit Wongsuwan denied allegations that he ordered MPs from his party and junta-appointed senators to boycott parliament meeting tomorrow, while admitting that his party would continue to...

[Update] Parliament boycotting MPs warned of dereliction of duty charges by former election commissioner

Lawmakers skipping parliament in order to prompt a lack of quorum in the parliament so as to scuttle the bills they do not like could face allegations of dereliction of duty as some smaller parties are looking to muzzle...

Opinion – Govt. and Bangkok city needs to come out with measures to prevent more of Mountain B and Zantika disaster

Earlier today another fire broke out in yet another bar and claimed the lives of more than a dozen night pub revelers who were partying as the country opens its doors to foreign tourists.The fire that engulfed ‘Mountain B’...

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