Tax reforms a test of government’s political will
Concerned state agencies have been asked to urgently consider tax reforms to enhance state revenue collection, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavachira revealed recently.
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Concerned state agencies have been asked to urgently consider tax reforms to enhance state revenue collection, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavachira revealed recently.
South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge.
Pheu Thai de facto leader Thaksin Shinawatra has lashed out at the coalition government parties in his daughter, PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s administration, for not attending a cabinet meeting to review international tax measures, saying they should tender their resignations.
ASEAN foreign ministers will meet in Bangkok next week to discuss the crisis in their fellow member nation Myanmar, Indonesia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Roy Soemirat has said, adding that his foreign minister Sugiono is expected to attend.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook central Chile on Friday but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami was ruled out.
Experts and civil society groups have raised the alarm over a new government policy they say could criminalise a huge chunk of Thailand’s workforce. Under the policy,
Thailand’s pet industry is booming. According to ttb analytics, the research arm of TMBThanachart Bank (ttb), the pet market in Thailand is expected to be worth 75 billion baht this year, a 12.4% rise from 2023, thanks to the increasing pet ownership in the county and humanization trends.
Napapat, the wife of the late former Prachin Buri provincial councillor Chaimet Sitthisanitphong, has asked for police protection for herself and her son, and for the transfer of the homicide case from Prachin Buri police to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD).
According to police, the presence of beggars in the Sukhumvit area damages the image of Thailand. So, with officials from the Immigration Bureau and the Homeless People Protection Centre, they launched a crackdown on beggars today and rounded up 12 people, one of whom was found to have 1.3 million baht in cash and bank deposits.
Migration plays a key role in Thailand's social and economic growth, offering opportunities and potential if managed well and if migrant rights are protected, according to a report by the United Nations Network on Migration in Thailand.
While MoU44 may be able to sail through a foggy ideological environment, a surge of nationalism may just sink it. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has called for calm and her father Thaksin has practically challenged anyone opposed to MoU44 to a debate.
The premier, as the Pheu Thai Party leader, hosted a seminar today in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, with her father, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as a special guest speaker.
The Cabinet has approved a total budget of Bt1.9 billion to subsidize power bills for vulnerable groups during September–December 2024.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the police today to crack down on what he described as “dark influences” in Prachin Buri, following the fatal shooting of former provincial councillor Chaimet Sitthisanitphong in the house of his step father Sunthorn Wilawan, mayor of the Prachin Buri Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) on Wednesday night.
Debtors of commercial banks or non-bank institutions can now apply for help from the government to reduce their repayment burden under the “khunsoo rao chuay” (you fight, we help) program, created jointly by the Finance Ministry and commercial banks, both private and state-owned.
The Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) is under growing pressure to address corruption within the legal profession after celebrity lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd was accused of embezzling over 100 million baht from a wealthy client.