People and Government
Khon Kaen takes lead in Thailand's race to smarten up
Khon Kaen has been chosen to be the government’s model smart city for other provinces to learn from. Last Saturday (Oct 13), Khon Kaen hosted the Smart City Expo 2018, an event designed to showcase a variety of projects aimed at achieving the goal. Known as ...
Political party fundraising still banned: EC
Political parties formed under the new law are allowed to collect only seed funding from founding members and membership fees from all members, the Election Commission (EC) and junta leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwan reaffirmed, following the Future Forward Party (FWP) controversy.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Equity-based budgeting recommended for solving educational inequities
The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) has recommended a new budget-allocation approach for the country’s education sector, after extensive research confirms inequalities “rage on” despite massive expenditures.Keep reading ...
Chularat Saengpassa
THEOS-2 sat procurement 'above board'
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 ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Senate election draft decree approved
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 ...
Kas Chanwanpen
Health policy panel looks like one too many
The cabinet will be asked on Wednesday (Oct 9) to approve a bill on the establishment of a national health policy commission, despite doubts about its usefulness and possible negative impact. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Japan and Mekong nations to push 150 Southeast Asia projects
The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian countries that share the Mekong River on Tuesday agreed to adopt a new policy that pushes forward more than 150 projects in the Mekong region using official development assistance from Japan.Keep reading ...
Business Needs to Translate Human Rights Rhetoric into Action
Over the last five years leading multinational companies have become far more willing to talk publicly about the risks and challenges of forced labor and modern slavery in their supply chains. This is a welcome development.Keep reading ...
Helping only the poor may hurt all in the end, seminar hears
Several economists have cautioned Thailand against falling into the trap of delivering state help to low-income earners only.“State welfare should be universal,” said Dr Thorn Pitidol, a lecturer at the Thammasat University’s Faculty of Economics. A recent forum held by his faculty addressed the challenges ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Thailand will stick to 2019 date for general election, deputy PM says
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 ...
