Charter bill talks delayed
A joint sitting of MPs and senators deliberating charter amendment bills was adjourned on Thursday due to a lack of a quorum with the absence of MPs from the ruling Pheu Thai Party seen as a strategic move to prevent its bill from being rejected.
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Dasta backs cable car for park study
The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) has voiced its support for the government's plan to press ahead with a feasibility study for the cable car project inside Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province.
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53 provinces see unsafe PM2.5 levels
Bangkok and 53 of the nation's 76 provinces were shrouded by unsafe levels of ultrafine dust pollution yesterday, with thick smog levels blanketing mostly the Central Plains and the East, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) said.
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Envoys enlisted to sift victims
International embassies in Bangkok are being invited to a meeting at the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to discuss how it is identifying victims of human trafficking among a group of at least 260 foreigners rescued recently from Thailand's neighbouring countries.
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Govt expects same-sex marriage surge on Valentine's Day
The government expects a high number of LGBTQ+ couples to register their marriage on Friday to celebrate Valentine's Day, says deputy government spokeswoman Sasikarn Wattanachan.
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Suchart takes up role as top graft-buster
Suchart Trakulkasemsuk was officially appointed as the new president of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday.
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