"overseas trips"

After a two-year hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, many Thais have opted to travel overseas during the long Songkran holiday period, tour company executives say.

OVERSEAS trips organised by independent agencies as part of special courses are beneficial but the costs should not be borne by taxpayers, leading thinkers opined.

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday ruled that its ongoing political training course can include overseas field trips but only to Asean+3 countries, in compliance with the Cabinet’s resolution.

THE NEXT Parliament will see stricter guidelines for overseas trips of lawmakers if the auditor-general succeeds in his push for reform of spending on “extravagant” journeys.

A GROUP of Election Commission (EC) officials yesterday sent a petition to Prime Minister Prayut General Chan-o-cha alleging that EC executives have wasted state funds.