The Thai private sector has expressed serious concerns over the opposition Pheu Thai Party’s ambitious plan to increase the daily minimum wage to 600 baht by 2027, claiming that this substantial rise will drive up the cost of production by about 70%. On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking, Sanan […]
BANGKOK, Dec 7 (TNA) – The Pheu Thai Party said if it is the government after the next general election, it will raise the minimum daily wage to 600 baht and workers with a bachelor’s degree will receive a minimum monthly salary of 25,000 baht. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, chief of Pheu Thai’s Inclusion and Innovation Advisory […]
The Pheu Thai Party says it opposes a new government plan to allow eligible foreigners to own as much as one rai (roughly 0.4 acre) of land for residential purposes, saying it would not truly benefit the country’s economy and people. The draft regulation would have adverse effects on many Thai people who still do […]
The Cannabis Bill, which has been reviewed by the House Scrutiny Committee, addresses all the concerns raised by both the Democrat and Pheu Thai parties, said Suphachai Jaismut, head of the committee and a party-list MP for the Bhumjaithai Party. He said that the committee had thoroughly reviewed the controversial Bill and addressed concerns over […]
Pheu Thai Party leaders are buoyed for a big win in the coming general election after a decisive victory in Sunday’s provincial government election in Roi Et – a month after a landslide triumph in Kalasin. Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew said on Monday that the party’s win in the election for chief of the […]
The opposition Pheu Thai Party is likely to return to power in the coming general election, says former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Delivering a speech yesterday at the Bangkok Post Forum 2022, “Thailand Ready: Moving onto the Next Chapter”, Mr Abhisit said the Thai political landscape was designed by those who wanted to see a […]
Thailand’s core opposition party, Pheu Thai, will stay away from the joint special sitting of the House and Senate tomorrow (Monday), being convened to deliberate the final reading of the bill to amend the method used for the calculation of party-list seats, the party’s spokesperson Teerarat Samretwanich said today. She also said, however, that, if […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has dismissed the findings of an opinion poll that placed him behind the opposition’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, saying his actions spoke louder than any pollster’s political survey. “A poll is just a poll,” Gen Prayut told reporters on Monday, after a deep sigh. Full story: Bangkok Post Wassana Nanuam BANGKOK POST
