By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra was today (Dec. 24) suggested to dissolve the House of Representatives sooner than later to take responsibility for her sustained failure to cut the expensive power rates. People’s leader Nattapong Ruangpanyawut was holding the woman prime minister/daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra completely
Day: December 24, 2024
Pheu Thai-led govt likely to survive four-year term: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra today (Dec. 24) forecast that the current Pheu Thai-led government under premiership of his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra will likely survive their four-year term until 2027. The billionaire power player told reporters in Chiang Mai that disputes between coalition partners may spontaneously arise in
Read moreCabinet approves handouts, minimum wage increase and tax breaks, PM says
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S Cabinet today (Dec. 24) approved new minimum wage increases from January, tax breaks to boost spending and the second phase of the government’s signature handout scheme, the prime minister said. Paetongtarn Shinawatra also told reporters she hoped for economic growth of more than 3 percent next year.
Read more60km an hour speed limit kicks off on almost all Bangkok roads
WITH a new traffic regulation having been announced in the Royal Gazette, as of today (Dec. 24) vehicles travelling on all except 13 Bangkok roads have to maintain a speed limit of 60km an hour with this reduced to 50km an hour in the area around the Royal Palace, Amarin TV said this morning.
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