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The Ministry of Science and Technology’s procurement of the 7.8-billion-baht THEOS-2, an earth-observing satellite, is all above board, according to a special committee responsible for probing an allegation of conflict of interest surrounding the project. Keep reading ...

The Cabinet on Wednesday (Oct 9) approved the draft decree for election to the Senate. The law is expected to come into effect next month and the 250 senators should be finalised by late April.Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said that the list of all Senate ...

There will be no delays to a general election planned in Thailand for 2019, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday (Oct 3), amid the concerns of government critics and the opposition that it could be pushed back.Keep reading ...

Fortify Rights has accused Thai authorities and a Thai gold mining company of violating the rights of local environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade. The organisation released a new 90-page report, “We Fight to Protect Our ...

The Future Forward Party has been officially registered by the Election Commission just in time for it to announce its vision on Monday (Oct 1).Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a co-founder of the party, speaking on a Facebook live session on Friday (Sep 29) night, said the EC ...

Prosecutors have charged six pro-election activists who rallied on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in February with sedition. The court later granted them bail without surety on Thursday evening but warned they would be fined 200,000 baht if they breach the temporary release’s conditions. Keep reading ...

Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha staunchly defended his 20-year national strategy plan and warned that people should not allow politicians to scrap it, even as scholars expressed their fears it could be used to sabotage future governments. Keep reading ...

The National Council for Peace and Order has set up a new agency to follow up on the implementation of various projects initiated by the government. At the NCPO meeting on Tuesday (Sep 25), Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concerns over the progress of various projects ...

In November 2015, the foreign ministers of China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam held a meeting to discuss the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). The LMC framework was formally established in March 2016 by the six member countries. The LMC is an important ...

The amended Budgetary Procedure Act, which stipulates that the budget of any investment project for which contracts are not signed by the end of the fiscal year will be cancelled automatically, is meant to prompt state agencies to accelerate investment. Keep reading ...