The Budget Bureau has proposed that the government increase the investment funds to be incorporated into the budget bill for the next fiscal year in order to meet the requirements of the current fiscal discipline law. Dechapiwat Na Songkhla, the Budget Bureau’s director, said on […]
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri The cabinet has approved plans to implement nearly 900 projects essential for moving the country’s reforms forward, government spokesman, Anucha Burapachaisri, said on Tuesday. Some 881 so-called “Big Rock” projects will be put into practice that will see significant changes to […]
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to COVAX and to other countries by the end of the year, a delay that will significantly set back global efforts to immunise people against COVID-19. The institute […]
TunisAir has resumed flights to Libya, becoming the first foreign carrier to fly the route for seven years in the wake of the United Nations-sponsored peace efforts, it announced on Tuesday. Its flights landed on Monday in capital Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya’s second city, the […]
Democratic leaders in the United States Congress are moving forward with a proposal to establish a national commission to investigate the January 6 US Capitol riot by political supporters of former President Donald Trump. The US House of Representatives is scheduled to pass the bill […]
Foreign ministers of the European Union nations have called for a ceasefire to end days of violence in Palestine but failed to reach the unanimity that might give the EU leverage in peacemaking. Hungary, Israel’s closest ally in the bloc, declined to join the other […]
The United Arab Emirates plans to offer a third Sinopharm shot to people who’ve already got two doses, amid concerns over the efficacy of the vaccine that’s been the cornerstone of country’s speedy inoculation program. “An additional supportive dose of Sinopharm is now available to […]
Top United States lawmaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticising China for human rights abuses and saying that global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority. US legislators have been increasingly vocal about an Olympic […]
The United States House of Representatives has approved legislation to combat the rise of hate crimes against Asians during the coronavirus pandemic, sending the bill to President Joe Biden on Tuesday for his signature. The measure, previously passed in the Senate, was approved by an […]
A Paris summit Tuesday promised to help Africa overcome the coronavirus pandemic with a “New Deal” using global financial firepower to replenish depleted coffers and ramp up a sluggish vaccine rollout. The summit, which brought together African leaders and global financial institutions, launched “a New […]
