People and Government

Following rumors that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will soon lift its ban on political activities, the Election Commission (EC) has announced it will begin drawing electoral districts, which will be announced in November. EC Secretary-General Pol Col Jarungvith Phumma said the ...

With the spotlight on the modernisation of the nation’s economy and the drive to achieve Thailand 4.0, doubts over the country’s ability to achieve such lofty goals have called into question the capacity of the current educational system to support the development of its ambitions. ...

Property Developers are looking for land in four locations next to the planned Bt500-bn infrastructure network of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), say market experts.Asides from the close proximity, these areas come with the convenience of modern living including shopping areas, efficient transportation, hospitality venues, ...

The state-funded Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) programme is gathering steam as the disbursement of a budget of nearly 100 billion baht has now come under close scrutiny, particularly the nationwide distribution of a grant of 200,000 baht per village and community. Keep reading ...

Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education have held a discussion on the responsibilities of the new Ministry of Higher Education to coordinate the policies of university networks. Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Suvit Maesincee, and Education Minister, Dr. Udom Chchinaorn, took ...

Recognizing fake news as a global challenge, media representatives of ASEAN countries have agreed  that the fight against falsehoods and disinformation must be a joint effort of all stake-holders in their societies.They agreed that journalists and media organizations in the region must also join hands ...

Thailand and Cambodia held a joint meeting on the enhancements to cooperation in broadcasting and communications between the two neighboring countries. Cambodia’s Ministry of Information’s Deputy Director General Has Sam Ath and Public Relations Department’s Foreign Office’s Executive Director Wanpen Upton presided over the opening ...

Thirty cents. There’s not much you can buy for $0.30 these days, but in Thailand the meagre amount multiplied by many willing people is allowing 230 children from desperately poor households to attend school.Initiated last year in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai, the ...

A group of 28 NGOs have called on the Thai government to not yield to attempts to derail the ratification of the international Work in Fishing Convention, which protects fishers from human rights abuses. Fishers are especially vulnerable to human trafficking as well as forced, ...

The Cabinet has approved the Education Ministry’s new regulations banning students from holding public gatherings, “inappropriate” displays of affection and causing public nuisance.The new regulations, which will be implemented after being published in the Royal Gazette, is a revamp of the 2005 regulation on students’ ...