People and Government
Thai-China trade pact signed
Thailand is moving ahead with plans to upgrade economic cooperation with China, agreeing Wednesday (Nov, 7) to the comprehensive framework on enhancing trade and economic partnership between the two nations and aiming to double bilateral trade to UScopy40 billion (4.59 trillion baht) by 2021.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Marijuana bill shortened to allow quicker legislation
The cabinet will next Tuesday deliberate a shortened bill on legalising marijuana for medical use. The new version of the bill was proposed yesterday, and supporters reckon it will become law as early as next month. “This bill will only have 17 Articles,” Deputy Prime ...
Khanittha Theppachorn
Cabinet adjusts smart visa criteria in support of industrial development
The Cabinet has made changes to the criteria and benefits of the smart visa program in a bid to facilitate foreign academics who come to share their knowledge with Thai industrial personnel. Following the weekly Cabinet meeting, Government Spokesperson Puttipong Punnakanta announced that approval was ...
Surapan Laotharanarit
Prayut confirms pre-election dialogue
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated Monday (Nov,5) pre-election talks on the lifting of the political ban would take place after the organic law on the election of MPs takes effect next month. The premier said he expected the details of the planned dialogue and other ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Final public hearings planned for bill to legalize cohabitation of transgenders
Public hearings will be held in Bangkok and several other provinces on November 12-16 to gauge opinions from stakeholders about the partnership bill which will, for the first time in Thai history, legalize the cohabitation of transgenders.Keep reading ...
Same-sex marriage bill is two steps away from becoming law
The government has moved to allay fears that time is running out before next February’s general election to enact new legislation that protects the rights of same-sex partners.The Life Partnership bill will be before the cabinet by the end of the month, said Kerdchoke Kasamwongjit, ...
The Nation Reporter
Move to set up educational institutes that can develop manpower for EEC
Thailand’s higher-education sector is shifting gears towards the future – setting sights on new engines of growth as well as the much-vaunted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).“We will have to prepare courses that respond to the development of target industries in the EEC,” Office of Higher ...
Chularat Saengpassa
NLA to deliberate draft law on government welfare next week
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is scheduled to convene two sittings in the coming week, with one matter set to be the deliberation of a draft law on government welfare.Keep watching ...
Refugees: Collateral Damage In Thailand’s Illegal Migrant Crackdown
Fatima, 48, thought she would find safety in Thailand when she fled war-torn Syria almost six years ago.“We came to Thailand because it was the only country that gave us a visa,” says Fatima, who was born in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, near ...
Myanmar, Thailand to Jointly Upgrade Highway from Border to Dawei SEZ
Myanmar and Thailand signed an agreement to jointly upgrade a highway linking the Thai-Myanmar border with the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a USD8 billion project that includes a deep seaport. The project in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region is set to be Southeast Asia’s largest ...
