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Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai, the ruling coalition’s two largest parties, are battling for the coveted interior minister’s post – considered the most powerful Cabinet position after the prime minister.
The latest military clash at the Chong Bok border pass was not merely a result of lingering territorial disputes, but was triggered by Thailand’s deepening political divisions and Cambodia’s assertive strategic posture, according to analysts.
The Thai government has announced plans to revolutionize urban transportation by offering rides at just 20 baht per trip on the mass transit rail system.
Thailand has experienced leapfrog growth in international schools over the past five years, driven by aligned interests from both the demand and supply sides.
In a sign that Thailand’s political temperature is rising again, former leaders of the rival red- and yellow-shirt movements have joined forces against a new common enemy – ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Aiming to boost literacy among prisoners, the government has rolled out the Read for Release programme, offering inmates a four-day reduction of their sentences for every book they read.
Forced by the emerging global situation, the Thai government is abandoning its flagship cash handout program under the digital wallet scheme, marking a strategic shift in its economic policies.
COVID-19 has resurfaced as a public concern in Thailand, with daily infections climbing back into the thousands.
Thai rights groups have slammed the government’s push to strengthen the domestic violence law, saying it continues to prioritise family unity over victim protection despite an epidemic of abuse.
The newly renamed Economic Party is likely the first Thai political party to advocate capital punishment for state officials convicted of corruption, as a weapon in the country’s battle against its chronic graft problem.
The Thai Cabinet, on May 13, approved a groundbreaking proposal by the Ministry of Finance to raise funds through the issuance of government tokens, or G-Tokens, marking a major step toward embracing financial technology for public debt management.
Wat Rai Khing, a famous temple in Nakhon Pathom that has drawn Buddhist pilgrims for the past two centuries, now finds itself at the centre of a national controversy.
