Bhumjaithai threatens to sue over Land Bridge scheme hiding casino rumours
BHUMJAITHAI threatened to take legal action against those spreading fake news that the Land Bridge scheme is hiding a casino project with the rumours stemming from an old draft bill which was rejected two years ago, Amarin TV said this evening (May 8). Mr. Natchanon Sikorkuea, Bhumjaithai’s spokesperson, said the claim that a 99-year […]
Read MoreEkniti unveils ‘old car for new car’ scheme to cut oil use
BEING considered is a measure to promote exchanging old cars for new electric/hybrid cars to reduce reliance on oil with this being part of the Finance Ministry’s strategy to drive economic growth, PPTVHD36 said this evening (April 10). Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said other steps include reducing officials’ study trips, topping up […]
Read MoreCo-payment scheme to be implemented soon: PM
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told shoppers while inspecting prices of goods on sale at a shopping mall in Bangkapi area of Bangkok today (April 4) that a round of 50:50 co-payment scheme will be implemented after April 30, TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said. The co-payment, in which the government will subsidise up to […]
Read MoreYingluck finally ordered to pay in part for loss-ridden rice subsidy scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT today (May 22) passed judgment to overrule the Central Administrative Court’s earlier verdict for fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and finally gave an order for her to pay compensation in cash for damage done in a previous Pheu Thai government’s graft-infested rice subsidy scheme. The […]
Read MoreCabinet approves handouts, minimum wage increase and tax breaks, PM says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S Cabinet today (Dec. 24) approved new minimum wage increases from January, tax breaks to boost spending and the second phase of the government’s signature handout scheme, the prime minister said. Paetongtarn Shinawatra also told reporters she hoped for economic growth of more than 3 percent next year. […]
Read MorePheu Thai-led govt pressed to scrap Thai-Khmer MoU in 15 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government has been ultimately pressed by a former Yellow Shirt activist to rescind a “treacherous” MoU reached in 2001 between Thailand and Cambodia on a profit-sharing, undersea resources development project in a 15-day period from today (Dec. 9). Sonthi Limthongkul today submitted a fresh petition to Prime […]
Read MoreEx-commerce minister Boonsong released on parole after 7 years in jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER COMMERCE MINISTER-turned-convict Boonsong Teriyabhirom was released on parole today (Dec. 2) after he had served seven years in jail in relation to a graft-riddled rice subsidy scheme run by a previous Pheu Thai government. Boonsong who was today released from a prison hospital in Bangkok and heading for his […]
Read MorePhumtham denies rumours of Thaksin-Hun Sen hush-hush deal on undersea scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Nov. 11) downplayed criticism that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra and former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen had mutually made a secret deal over a contentious, profit-sharing undersea resources development scheme in an upper part of the Gulf of Thailand. Phumtham, […]
Read MoreThai-Khmer MoU on joint undersea resources scheme deemed ‘unconstitutional’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-CAMBODIAN Memorandum of Understanding made in 2001 in regard to a joint undersea natural resources development scheme may be deemed “unconstitutional” and finally declared null and void by Thailand, said Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paiboon Nititawan today (Nov. 7). Given a sustained controversy over the legitimacy of the MoU undersigned […]
Read MoreOfficials raid iCon Group office after investors ask for help
A TEAM from the Office of Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) raided the office of The iCon Group to check the products after some people filed complaints with police that they had lost hundreds of thousands and upto millions of baht after investing in this company, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 11). While reporters waited […]
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