People and Government

The Cabinet has approved cybersecurity and personal data-protection bills for enactment by the National Legislative Assembly, paving the way for the country to enforce legal safeguards for the rapidly-growing digital economy and society.Keep reading ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec, 18) approved two digital laws concerning the prevention of cybercrime and the use of personal information without consent. Minister of Digital Economy and Society’s Pichet Durongkaveroj said today the two laws include the cybersecurity draft act which can prevent or ...

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that international bodies that wish to observe the general election next year will need to seek its approval. EC Secretary General Jarungwit Phumma said it would be customary for the EC to invite electoral organs of other countries to ...

Last week, local reports in Thailand revealed that about 600,000 students considered to be “very poor” will soon receive an extra US$24 per semester from the state, as the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is stepping in to help reduce educational disparities. According to the joint ...

Many, if not most, migrant workers in Thailand feel insecure and exploited under the country’s existing welfare schemes. After 13 years in Thailand, Nay Zaw Moe has seen several Myanmar workers lose their limbs at work and yet get no compensation that they are entitled ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made clear today that the Election Commission will be the sole authority to decide whether or not to allow foreign observers to monitor the forthcoming election tentatively scheduled for February 14.However, Gen Prayut insisted that Thailand must solve its own internal ...

The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (NLA) has accepted in principle the draft amendment Arbitration Act which would allow foreigners to serve as arbitrators in Thailand.Keep watching ...

The Thai Border Patrol Police force has reached an agreement with its Myanmar counterpart to turn parts of the western forest in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district into a new tourist attraction. Keep reading ...

Thai political parties – one as young as one month old – are gearing up for the kingdom’s first national election since 2011, when Pheu Thai’s Yingluck Shinawatra was vaulted into power. She was ousted by a military coup just three years later. Supporters of ...

Laos and Thailand will target new heights in deepening their relations as they head toward setting up a strategic partnership for growth and sustainable development.The direction of deepening relations and enhancement of bilateral cooperation was agreed on at the Third Lao-Thai Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) ...