By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD has repeatedly called on the people to consider and judge whether it may be “necessary” for Thailand to have the Senate any longer. Move Forward spokesperson/MP Parit Wacharasindhu today (July 9) suggested the people nationwide to decide for themselves whether it may be ultimately necessary for the
Day: July 9, 2024
Six-year jail sentence upheld for bribe-seeking ex-Pheu Thai MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT today (July 9) upheld an earlier court verdict to sentence former Pheu Thai MP Anurak Tangpanithanon to six years in prison due to a five-million-baht payoff which he had unsuccessfully solicited from a senior government official. Supreme Court judges finally ruled the former Pheu Thai MP of
Read moreCentral bank head says 3% potential growth rate not high enough
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND needs stronger economic growth as the current potential growth rate of about 3 percent is not high enough to help the economy expand sustainably in the long term, the central bank governor said today (July 9). The potential growth rate can be raised by structural reforms, Bank
Read moreMarijuana demonstration in front of Govt House
A NETWORK opposing the Pheu Thai-led government’s move to relist marijuana as a narcotic by the end of this year held a demonstration in front of the Government House yesterday afternoon and submitted a proposal that a joint study be conducted on this step, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 9). At 1.30 p.m.
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