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Thai PBS has insisted that the State Audit Office (SAO) did not give the public service broadcaster a chance to defend itself against allegations of fund misuse before concluding its investigation.
The State Audit Office (SAO) has defended its Thai PBS probe as a routine audit triggered by the public broadcaster’s staff complaints, rejecting claims of hostility or political motives.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has petitioned the Committee for Promotion of Peaceful Society seeking an amnesty to expunge all past political charges and convictions from his record.
Thai PBS plans to petition the chairman of the National Audit Committee to launch a fact-finding investigation into the conduct of the State Audit Office (SAO) in its probe into the broadcaster’s alleged misuse of funds.
Thai PBS has insisted that the State Audit Office (SAO)’s investigation into the alleged misuse of 85.22 million baht in funding has not yet been concluded and that the matter should be handled between the two agencies.
Former prime ministers Chuan Leekpai and Abhisit Vejjajiva oppose a proposal to bring the earmarked “sin tax” revenue allocated to ThaiHealth and Thai PBS into the annual government budget, warning that the move could undermine both organisations’ in
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun welcomed the Opposition's no-confidence motion against her and 17 other cabinet members, calling the upcoming censure debate a valuable opportunity to clarify government policies to the public.
The opposition will submit a no-confidence motion against over 10 cabinet ministers under Section 151 of the Constitution this afternoon.
The Central Tax Court has set November 26 to rule on whether to grant a temporary injunction sought by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to halt the Revenue Department’s seizure and attachment of his assets, Thaksin’s chief lawyer said today.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that a proposal to replace earmarked funding from sin taxes with allocations from the state budget for Thai PBS and three other public organisations is now a matter for parliament.
Walking through the leafy Bangkok campus today, accompanied only by the whisper of distant traffic and the flowing river, it is hard to imagine the horrific scenes that unfolded here 50 years ago.
A network of media professionals has urged Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul to reconsider and halt proposed legislative amendments that would change the funding arrangements for Thai PBS and three other public organisat
