By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICE OF the Ombudsman was today (June 8) asked to forward a petition to the Administrative Court to judge whether the Bhumjaithai-led government could legitimately finance the state welfare card project for the poor with any portion of the yet-contentious 400 billion baht borrowed funding currently provided under an
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PM given 139 million baht in funding for world tours in Fiscal 2024
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GLOBETROTTING PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin has been given a sum of 139 million baht in government funding at his disposal with which he may travel the world over for the current fiscal year, according to a government official. The 139 million baht in funding was primarily earmarked for planned
Read moreGovt urged to supplement funds for all local administrations
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD TODAY (Feb 23) advised the Pheu Thai-led government to supplement some 180 billion baht in funding to all local administrations nationwide to add to the same amount readily available for use by them for the time being. Given today’s national economic situation which is apparently taking a
Read moreGermany wants to grow out of crisis ‘with full strength’ next year
By Reuters staff, published by US News Berlin: Germany is mobilising huge sums of money to soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and hopes the economy will emerge from the crisis with full strength in 2021, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said today (Nov. 27, 2020). “Our goal is to overcome this pandemic and grow
Read moreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as
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