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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Thailand's adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and the role of Thai women as international peacekeepers is on a positive trajectory.
The House of Representatives passed the 3.78 trillion baht budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year in its first reading today, by 322:158 votes, ending four days of lacklustre debate.
The Public Health Ministry, has defended Somsak Thepsuthin’s veto of the Medical Council’s resolution to discipline three doctors, and accused those who disagree with his decision of being biased against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The opposition People’s party questioned the Education Ministry today about the necessity and rationale of appointing the Office of Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Educational Personnel, better known as the “Suksapan Store”, to manage the printing and distribution of textbooks for schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC).
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has rejected the Medical Council’s decision to discipline three doctors over their handling of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s stay on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital (PGH), from mid-August 2023 until February last year.
More medical doctors are rallying in support of the Medical Council, in the wake of an apparent campaign to discredit it. This follows Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin’s veto of the council’s decision to discipline three doctors, over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s controversial stay on the 14th floor of Police General Hospital for six months while serving a prison sentence.
People’s party MP Parit Wacharasindhu engaged in a heated argument today with Deputy House Speaker Pichet Chuamuangpan, over the budget for parliament’s renovation and the building of a new car park.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told members of parliament today that the government had to present a deficit budget for the 2026 fiscal year to maintain economic stability, to stimulate economic growth and stability, to create economic opportunities and to improve the quality of life of the people, among other reasons.
The House of Representatives unanimously passed, in their first reading, two new bills today, which have been proposed by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
The opposition Palang Pracharath party raised questions today over Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s recent official visit to the UK, challenging her to disclose the full details of the visit, including the funding, whether it used taxpayers’ money and how much it cost.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that the Finance Ministry must reassess the losses incurred by the controversial rice pledging scheme and the amount of compensation to be paid by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra criticised the Medical Council today, for not observing its own code of ethics, claiming that some council members had scolded him in their Line group.
