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Persistent low demand and high loan rejection rates as well as problems related to foreign ownership of condominium units have lowered the ceiling of Thailand’s property sector, with a cascading effect on multiple sectors of the economy.
Thailand remains a deeply entrenched bureaucratic state despite a growing trend for more efficient and streamlined governments, according to experts.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the only target of the two-day censure debate starting on Monday (March 24). However, opposition MPs are also expected to scrutinise her father, former PM Thaksin – although they are banned from referring to him directly.
When Nualphan Lamsam took over as president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) in February 2024, she inherited not just the nation’s soccer helm but also a staggering financial crisis left by her predecessor, Pol General Somyot Poompanmoung.
The Thai government is going ahead with the third phase of its controversial digital wallet scheme, despite facing a barrage of criticism and economic concerns.
Thailand is facing the diplomatic fallout of the Pheu Thai-led government’s decision to forcibly deport 40 Uyghurs to China. The country and officials deemed responsible for the repatriation have been slapped with sanctions by the United States, while the European Union is bristling, too.
For the past eight years, more than 1,000 current and retired civil servants as well as their families have visited the Veterans General Hospital in Bangkok for treatment and medicines for chronic health issues like diabetes and high blood pressure.
The ruling coalition’s two largest parties – Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai – appear to be locked in a battle for control of the Senate, whose wide-ranging powers include the approval of appointees to the Constitutional Court and other independent agencies.
Self-proclaimed crime victim advocate Atchariya Ruangrattanapong has become the latest prominent figure to be handed a prison term for “contempt of judicial power”.
Just as in previous years, certain groups of women in Thailand remained out in the cold as the country marked International Women’s Day on Saturday (March 8).
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has come under mounting criticism following the controversial repatriation to China of 40 Uyghurs, who had been detained in Thailand for over a decade.
The Royal Thai Navy's warship projects — the controversial submarine and newly proposed frigates — are unlikely to take off as the Pheu Thai Party-led government has not demonstrated the political will to make decisions.
