Results of a Suan Dusit poll released yesterday show that the Yingluck Shinawatra government has outpaced, trailed behind and been on par with the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration on several different factors.
This government is said to be outperforming the previous one on three issues, namely the Bt15,000 starting salary for all civil [...]
Victims of violence by security officials in the deep South and those killed or injured during political protests since 2005 will be compensated equally by the government, Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit said yesterday.
The government is drafting guidelines on the compensation for the victims of violence in the deep South, Yongyuth [...]
NBTC expects more than 100 channels to be on air in the next five years
The spectrum-management and broadcasting master plans will drastically change the landscape of the Thai television industry with up to 100 digital-TV channels being available for public viewing in the near future.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission aims to [...]
A public transport van skidded off a road and plunged into a ditch in Sukhothai yesterday killing four people and injuring 14 passengers.
Of those injured, nine were in critical condition at press time.
Driver Ratchanon Intanon, 31, who did not sustain any injuries, told police that one of the tyres burst while the van [...]
Narcotics sales among inmates to be stamped out in a year, minister vows
Prison commanders will face drastic action if they cannot cope with the government’s strict policy on drug dealing in prison, which is now a national priority that will be completely tackled within one year, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok said yesterday.
He [...]
Among major policies issued yesterday after yestesday’s meeting of a central government committee is that water is drained from all major dams as earlier as late May – to prevent the dams’ over-capacity during the peak of rainwater volume which resulted in panic releases of water and subsequently massive flooding in [...]
The prime minister of Thailand has affirmed with the Lower House that the appointment of a new minister to PM’s office, whose name is on the US blacklist, is legitimate.
The queries on newly-appointed PM’s Office Minister Nalinee Thavisin have been raised again during the House of Representatives meeting on Thursday by Democrat Party MP Rachada [...]
The Information and Communications Technology Ministry will draw up a national cyber-security policy framework to fight online crime and fraud, expecting to submit it to the Cabinet by the end of the year.
ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap said the framework would comprise four areas: national security, the economy, peace in the country, and national infrastructure. The [...]
100 companies set to fight government plan
Seven employers’ confederations will team up with the Federation of Thai Industries to file a petition with the Administrative Court to stop the government implementing its 300 baht daily minimum wage policy.
Representatives from the seven employers’ associations yesterday met to discuss their plan.
Prasit Jong-assayakul, president of the Employers’ Confederation [...]
Taxi motorcyclists nationwide pay Bt684 million each month in protection fees to so-called mafia, an inquiry initiated by a son of Deputy PM Chalerm Yoobamrung found yesterday.
Wan, the newly appointed adviser to the transport minister, led the inspection of a number of taxi motorcycle queues in Bangkok, reportedly following a request by taxi motorcyclists. The [...]
