Bangkok Post
Our disappearing rights
It’s been over a week since the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an exiled Thai activist living in Cambodia, touched off a heated debate in Thai social media and beyond.Mr Wanchalearm has been an ardent critic of the current government and its military predecessor; he fled ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Alro readying to repossess forest land, rent it back to businesses
The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) says it will “repossess” Sor Por Kor land illegally occupied by resorts and hotels, and then rent the land back to them.However, the process involves amending the land’s allocation status.“What we are going to do is take land back ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Education in classrooms, not online, comes first: Minister
Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has pledged to prioritise learning in the classroom even as he moves to add online lessons.Speaking about the reopening of schools in July, Mr Nataphol said all students can return to schools under strict health guidelines but both online and on-air ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Civil groups want abortion rights
Pro-choice groups are moving to have an entire section in the Criminal Code revoked in the hope of giving women with unwanted pregnancies the right to legal abortion and protect medical personnel performing the procedures from facing legal action.The Choices Network Thailand (CNT), however, insisted ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Industrial group supports Thailand joining CPTPP
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) supports the move to make Thailand a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to boost the nation’s international trade in the post-pandemic period.The panel’s stance, unveiled on Tuesday by the ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Group threatens rally over fishing quotas
A group of trawler owners yesterday vowed to stage a big rally in Bangkok if the Department of Fisheries is adamant on imposing new fishing quotas, a move to appease the European Union after it called on the kingdom to follow sustainable measures in the ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Govt should create jobs, cut taxes to reduce unemployment: Poll
Most people want the government to create job opportunities and reduce taxes, along with taking other measures, to ease the ongoing unemployment crisis, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was conducted online between ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Companies want clarity on CPTPP
The private sector is calling for a quick and clear stance from the government on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).Companies cited foreign investors who have already invested and are interested in further spending in Thailand, though they are waiting for the ...
Phusadee Arunmas
EIC forecasts U-shaped recovery
The Thai economy is likely set for a U-shaped recovery and a return to pre-pandemic growth levels in two years, according to the Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).GDP growth would show pre-coronavirus levels by early 2022, said Yunyong Thaicharoen, chief economist of the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Scheme to cut living costs gets under way Sunday
The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and wholesalers to organise a campaign to lower prices of goods by 4-68% to help reduce living costs for people nationwide. The two-month scheme is scheduled to begin on Sunday.Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the ...
Phusadee Arunmas
