Provincial and local governments

Community-level economic development is the most urgent issue for new provincial administration organisations (PAOs) to tackle following the elections of PAO chairmen and council members on Dec 20, according to an opinion poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The survey was ...

Asia has made strong headways in advancing democracy but still there is a long way to go in some countries.The Economic Intelligence Unit’s report on Democracy Index is based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and ...

Fortify Rights has accused Thai authorities and a Thai gold mining company of violating the rights of local environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade. The organisation released a new 90-page report, “We Fight to Protect Our ...

The committee on integrated regional development policies has approved 28 billion baht in funding for provinces and provincial clusters in the 2020 fiscal budget, as Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha emphasizes adherence to national policies. Keep reading ...

Allowance misappropriation and related irregularities have been found at 67 provincial protection centres for the destitute, while only nine provincial centres were cleared in the massive scandal, according to results of an inquiry by the Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).Keep reading ...