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3.48 trillion baht budget for 2024 due for cabinet nod

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters A 3.48 TRILLION BAHT budget for fiscal 2024 will be submitted for cabinet approval next week, a government official said today (Nov.15). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to chair next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting to pass the 2024 budget bill prepared by the Budget Bureau and then forward it to

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Kindergarten director gets 192 years in jail for swindling lunch money

  THE Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 8 sentenced a former kindergarten director to 192 years and six months in jail after he was found guilty of swindling the budget for children’s lunch leading to the tots getting poor quality meals, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 21). However the defendant, Mr. Somchaow

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Cabinet approves additional budget for 6 movies shot in Thailand

  THE CABINET today (Sept. 20) approved an additional 212 million baht from this year’s budget reserved for emergencies and necessary expenses to cover a shortfall in the promotion of the shooting of six foreign movies in Thailand with these scheduled to be released this year, INN News said. Ms. Traisulee Traisornkul, deputy spokesperson for

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MP calls for reopening Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Vimanmek Mansion to tourists

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Benja Saengchantra today (June 2) suggested that Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and Vimanmek Mansion, viewed as Bangkok’s magnificent landmarks, reopen for tourism reasons. Both Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, built in renaissance style, and Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest teakwood building, are located in the premises of Dusit

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Opposition bloc to hammer Air Force’s plan to purchase unarmed F-35 fighters 

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AIR FORCE’S reported plan to purchase a startup batch of two F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters without weapon systems aboard will likely draw a stern disapproval at parliament, according to an opposition lawmaker.  Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian said today (May 29) it will be “ultimately unusual” for the

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