The Latest Breaking News from Pakorn Nilprapunt

Thai government to review gun controls

The government is preparing sweeping amendments to the country's gun control law, with the draft expected to reach the cabinet around mid-September after further public consultation, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt says.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

Businesses welcome drive against red tape

The private sector has welcomed the government's accelerating efforts to remove laws and regulations that hamper business, saying the initiative would sharpen the country's competitiveness.

Bangkok Post · Aug 13

Fixed-term gun licences eyed

The government is considering introducing fixed-term firearms possession licences as part of a comprehensive overhaul of Thailand's 1947 firearms law.

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

Cabinet backs faster removal of foreigners

A cabinet-backed draft regulation will allow authorities to remove foreigners whose conduct is deemed incompatible with Thai morals and social norms, Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Pakorn Nilprapunt said.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

100 laws to be made more business-friendly

The government is accelerating plans to overhaul more than 100 laws identified by the private sector as obstacles to doing business, with reforms aimed at lowering costs and strengthening Thailand’s competitiveness.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

Provincial offices targeted for civil service downsizing

Closing provincial branch offices of state agencies could be part of an overhaul of Thailand’s public administration system under plans being drawn up by the The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC).

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Govt to begin abolishing redundant state agencies in Sept

The government will begin dissolving and merging state agencies with overlapping or obsolete functions from September, as part of a broader effort to streamline Thailand's public sector and improve competitiveness, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26

Over 100 tied to local exam fraud

A government committee estimates more than 100 people from the public and private sectors may be involved in the local government exam fraud process.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26

Govt planning to shrink state sector

The government plans to reduce the public workforce from three million to two million under civil service reforms.

Bangkok Post · Jul 25

Govt plans to cut civil service

The government's proposal to encourage civil servants as young as 40 years old to leave the bureaucracy voluntarily could become one of the most ambitious efforts in years to reduce the size of the state workforce.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18