Law and judiciary
Controversial law on personal data again postponed, for another year
The cabinet has approved the deferral of the full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) slated for this June by another year, with the explanation the country is facing a difficult time with the pandemic and the legislation’s related processes have yet to ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Latest ASEAN cooperation to elevated Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in global scale.
Digital technology has positive impact on many aspects of our everyday lives, yet not without posing threats in elusive crime issues. Experts were agreed upon the transnational nature of crime and how preventative measures had to take into account to solve these cross-cutting and complex ...
The Nation Reporter
PM slammed over clean air bill decision
The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has accused Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of preventing MPs discussing a clean air bill in parliament by having it declared finance-related legislation.Wattanarak Amnansoradet, chairman of Pheu Thai’s environment and natural resources committee, said it was a pity that Gen ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Raised speed limit of 120 km/hr now in effect
The Royal Gazette website on Wednesday published a transport ministerial regulation raising the speed limit on four lane highways or more from a maximum 90 km/hour to 120 km/hour.Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said last month that “the new speed limit aimed to facilitate traffic flow ...
The Nation Reporter
Speed limit will be raised to 120kph in April
The speed limit for roads with four lanes or more will be raised from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday.He said the new speed limit should be announced in the Royal Gazette by April, after a study by ...
The Nation Reporter
Govt to regulate all NGOs
The cabinet has approved in principle two bills that will allow the state to monitor the financing of non-government organisations and regulate their activities.Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on TV Wednesday that one bill would set up a committee for the promotion and development ...
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Govt to dump seven out-of-date laws
A Government House source said the Cabinet recently approved a draft to repeal some laws that are either not applicable any more or overlap other laws.The Council of State proposed seven laws that can be repealed, namely:1940 Royal Thai Police Regulation and Operation of Gold ...
The Nation Reporter
DLT unveils new rules on power, speed of electric vehicles
New Department of Land Transport (DLT) regulations governing the minimum speed and power of electric vehicles (EVs) were published in the government gazette on Thursday.The rules apply to the engine size of electric cars, pickups, taxis, three-wheelers and motorcycles.The first category covers inter-provincial service vehicles ...
The Nation Reporter
E-banking scams take new guise
The Royal Thai Police is intensifying its hunt for Thai and foreign criminals who run scam call centres that send fake SMS messages to trick victims into replying with their bank account details.The widespread adoption of online payment methods in Thailand was highlighted by the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Minister wants protection for e-commerce platform
The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is seeking to have all e-commerce platforms registered with the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) to ensure cybersecurity in this 3-trillion-baht industry.The call was made as DES Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta yesterday held a meeting with representatives from e-commerce ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
