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The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is bracing for a major challenge after the opposition bloc filed a motion for a censure debate on Wednesday.

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Mask requirement being dropped outdoors, low-risk areas

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday agreed to ease the requirement for wearing a face mask, making it purely voluntary outdoors or in uncrowded places.

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Chadchart: Prayut stressed need for cooperation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stressed the need for close cooperation between the government and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) at talks on Friday, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said.

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PM touts digital hub at summit

Declaring Thailand as Asean's Digital Hub would be a great opportunity to showcase advances in Thai 5G technology on a regional level, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday.

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Thailand's bankrupt Myanmar policy

Few signboards foretell the global issues of our time better than what is addressed at the annual meetings of the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore. After a pandemic-induced two-year hiatus, the most recent SLD covered the gamut on the main stage, from the United States-China geostrategic competition and military modernisation…

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Censure motion filed, targets Prayut, 10 others

Opposition parties in the House of Representatives on Wednesday filed a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet ministers for debate under Section 151 of the constitution.

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Govt at odds with Bank of Thailand over raising rates

Government leaders are publicly making a case for keeping interest rates lower for longer, a call that is putting them at odds with the nation’s monetary policy makers who are keen to raise borrowing costs sooner to keep inflation from overheating.

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Explainer: Will Chadchart resolve the Green Line saga?

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is testing the waters as he vows to sort out the long-running dispute over the city's Green Line electric rail system concessions, which includes higher fares for riders and mounting debts.

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PM issues hurry-up to airport link

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged all agencies concerned to speed up construction of the high-speed railway project in the hope of attracting more investors to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

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TM 6 immigration forms shelved for now at airports

The government will temporarily halt the need for international passengers to fill out TM 6 immigration forms to ease passenger congestion at international airports.

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Prayut wants end to city bus shortage

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Transport Ministry to solve the problem of a shortage of Bangkok city buses and bus crews.

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PM urges demonstrators to obey the law

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged protesters to obey the law yesterday, saying the police are capable of defending themselves if they are attacked by anti-government protesters.

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Cobra Gold military drills back to full scale next year

The US-Thai Cobra Gold military exercise will be held as a full-scale drill next year after it was scaled back due to the pandemic, said Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich on Monday.

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Govt eyes slice of refineries' pie

The government will consider using profits from oil refinery margins to help support the Oil Fuel Fund as it continues to subsidise fuel prices despite having slipped 85 billion baht into the red.

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Prayut quashes talk of reshuffle

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday assured there won't be a cabinet reshuffle while a deputy minister faces legal action over forest encroachment.

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PM cautious as easing quickens

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider more proposals to further ease Covid-19 restrictions this Friday, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stressed that public safety remains the top priority.

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More help for the elderly

The country has multiple pension funds for retirees, such as the Social Security Fund, Government Pension Fund and National Saving Fund. Those without one rely on the government's old age allowance scheme.

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All must help save energy

The Russia-Ukraine military conflict has given rise to surging energy prices worldwide with the price of oil now at its highest level in almost 14 years.

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Police vow legal action against anti-Prayut protesters

Legal action will be taken against the demonstrators who ran riot and set fire to a police vehicle near the Din Daeng intersection after marching from Democracy Monument to Victory Monument in protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday afternoon, Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek…

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Prayut hails Lao help in crime fight

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has thanked Laos for cooperating with Thai authorities to suppress crime along the Thai-Lao border and crack down on transnational call centre scams.

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Ministry wants end to mask rule

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) to drop the mask rule in public places and lower the national Covid-19 alert to Level 2 next week.

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Ministry set to ask for end to mask rule

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation's (CCSA) operations centre to drop the mask mandate in public places and lower the national Covid-19 alert to Level 2 next week.

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Govt rationalises Asean fuel prices

The different fuel prices in Thailand and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) stem from the retail price structure in each country, a government spokesman said on Thurday.

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PM: No plans to lead PPRP

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not apply to become a member of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) with the aim of replacing Gen Prawit Wongsuwon as its leader, Gen Prayut said yesterday, swatting away rumours to the contrary.

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Prayut urges steady interest rates

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called on the central bank to maintain its policy interest rate on Tuesday to curb a capital flight and support the domestic economy.

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