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A reconciliation committee formed by the Thai parliament speaker to resolve issues raised by anti-government protesters was packed with politicians from the ruling coalition and military-appointed senators. The panel, which also comprised several academics, didn’t
Charter change is likely to succeed at the Senate only if economic provisions are changed, but the chamber can address President Duterte’s concerns over the country’s party-list system through amendments to the law, Senate President
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked four agencies to speed up their investigations into lese majeste cases regarding unlawful online content and to take legal action against the suspects. Gen Prayut said he had impressed
Credit growth fell to 0.46% y/y in Nov 20, the slowest in more than 14 years, and could even turn negative in Dec 20 due to uncertainties brought about by the pandemic, according to preliminary
The fiscal deficit in 2020 was 4% of GDP as against the government’s expectation of 5.59% amid falling revenues due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Revenues fell 2% short of the target to VND1,500tr (USD64.9bn), while
