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Public Organization (Thailand)
The State agency, state agencies () that form Thailand's public sector consist of several types of functioning bodies. While some agencies established by mandate of the constitution are independent, others are directly or indirectly answerable to the Executive (government), executive of the Royal Thai Government. The majority of these are government agencies, which employ the civil service as well as the military. Others include public organizations and state enterprises. Constitutional organizations In addition to the constituents of the three branches of government, the (now-repealed) 2007 constitution of Thailand, 2007 constitution provided for certain regulatory and advisory bodies. For further details, see Constitutional organizations of Thailand. Agencies under executive regulation Government agencies under direct control of the ministries are the oldest type of state agency. They date to the establishment of the modern bureaucracy by King Chulalongkorn in the 19th century, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Agency
A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an Administration (government), administration. There is a notable variety of agency types. Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a department or Ministry (government department), ministry, and other types of public body established by government. The functions of an agency are normally executive in character since different types of organizations (''such as commissions'') are most often constituted in an advisory role — this distinction is often blurred in practice however, it is not allowed. A government agency may be established by either a national government or a state government within a federal system. Agencies can be established by legislation or by executive powers. The autonomy, indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Public Broadcasting Service
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service (; ), or Thai PBS (; ), is a public broadcasting service in Thailand. It was established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act, BE 2551 (2008), which came into force on 15 January 2008. Under this act, Thai PBS holds the status of state agency with legal personality, but is not a government agency or state enterprise. Thai PBS operates Thai PBS (ไทยพีบีเอส), which was formerly known as iTV, TITV and TV Thai television station, respectively. Thai PBS is a public television station broadcasting on UHF Channel 29. The station broadcasts on a frequency formerly held by the privately run channel, iTV. Thai PBS tested its broadcast by connecting to a temporary signal for broadcasting to the special programs chart which had been appropriated by Television of Thailand (TVT or TV 11 Thailand) at TVT New Phetchaburi Road Broadcasting Station. (presently National News Bureau of Thailand headquarters and NBT World TV Station and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The Council Of State
The Office of the Council of State (OCS, ) is a department-level Thai government agency under the Office of the Prime Minister. The office serves as the operating body of the Council of State, a legal advisory body for the Royal Thai Government. The OCS reports directly to the prime minister. Function The OCS is most familiar to the public for its role in interpreting laws and issues with their implementation (such as their constitutionality), but is importantly also responsible for drafting laws for the Cabinet and state agencies. It is also tasked with developing administrative jurisprudence Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values ..., providing training for public lawyers, coordinating with international legal institutions, and researching improvements to the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The National Security Council (Thailand)
The National Security Council (NSC, ), served by its operating body the Office of the National Security Council (), is the principal Thai national security and intelligence forum used by the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Thailand for coordinating security and defense policies for Thailand. The National Security Council has an office that performs secretarial duties for the council, the Office of the National Security Council. the Office of the National Security Council has an administration system under the Office of the Prime Minister but receive orders directly under the Prime Minister. History The National Security Council was established by the initiative of King Rama VI, whose purpose was to have a military mission to defend the country. Therefore, a council was formed on 11 December 1910, with the King as the chairman and the Chief-of-Staff of the Royal Thai Army as the Secretary-General of the council. On 27 July 1927, there was an amendment to the composition and aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureau Of The Budget (Thailand)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The office's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, while it also examines agency programs, policies, and procedures to see whether they comply with the president's policies and coordinates inter-agency policy initiatives. Russell Vought is the current director of the OMB since February 2025. History The Bureau of the Budget, OMB's predecessor, was established in 1921 as a part of the United States Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, which President Warren G. Harding signed into law. The Bureau of the Budget was moved to the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Executive Office of the President in 1939 and was run by Harold D. Smith during the government's rapid expansion of spending during World War II. James L. Sundquist, a staffer at the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Intelligence Agency (Thailand)
The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) () is an intelligence agency, intelligence and security agency of Thailand. It serves as part of the Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand), Office of the Prime Minister. Its headquarters is in Paruskavan Palace, Bangkok. History On 1 January 1954, the Thai government established the Department of Administrative Intelligence under the Cabinet of Thailand, Council of Ministers of Thailand. Phao Siyanon, Phao Sriyanond, then Director general, Director-General of the Royal Thai Police, Royal Police Department (Thai: กรมตำรวจ) was appointed as the first Director-General of the new department. Later, during the tenure of Sarit Thanarat, the Department of Administrative Intelligence was renamed the Department of Central Intelligence (กรมประมวลข่าวกลาง) on December 2, 1959. It was renamed again under the premiership of Prem Tinsulanonda as the National Intelligence Agency on August 30, 1985. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Of The Cabinet (Thailand)
The Secretariat of the Cabinet (SOC; , ) is a department-level Thai government agency under the Office of the Prime Minister. It serves as the operating body of the Cabinet, handling all its regular functions and supporting its decision-making, as well as coordinating with the legislative, the royal household, and the machinery of government on all relevant matters. It is also responsible for the publication of laws and important notices through the ''Royal Thai Government Gazette'', as well as such ceremonial matters as the use of royal seals and the granting of royal decorations. History In the absolute monarchy era, the king's exercise of authority was supported by the court office known as the Royal Scribes Department, which performed royal secretary functions. During modernizing reforms at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries, the department was reorganized several times, and by the late 1920s, its state-related functions were consolidated under the Royal Secretariat D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The Prime Minister (Thailand)
The Office of the Prime Minister ( Abrv: OPM; , ) is the central executive agency in the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand. It is classified as a cabinet department and is led by a permanent secretary. Its main responsibility is to assist the Prime Minister of Thailand in the role of head of government and chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. Function As the central executive agency, the Office of the Prime Minister is in charge of the coordination and management of the executive branch of the government of Thailand. It assists prime ministers in the execution of their duties and helps them manage and formulate policies. It also acts as the cabinet office, recording and assisting the cabinet as a central functioning organ of the government. The prime minister must appoint a permanent secretary in charge, who is also a member of the cabinet, to oversee its operations. It also houses the offices of the various deputy prime ministers of Thailand. The office is located in the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The National Economic And Social Advisory Council
An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it (see officer or official); the latter is an earlier usage, as "office" originally referred to the location of one's duty. In its adjective form, the term "office" may refer to business-related tasks. In law, a company or organization has offices in any place where it has an official presence, even if that presence consists of a storage silo. For example, instead of a more traditional establishment with a desk and chair, an office is also an architectural and design phenomenon, including small offices, such as a bench in the corner of a small business or a room in someone's home (see small office/home office), entire floors of buildings, and massive buildings dedicated entirely to one company. In modern terms, an office i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The National Human Rights Commission (Thailand)
The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand ( Abrv: NHRCT; , ) was established on 13 July 2001 as a national human rights institution. The seven member commission has been unable to meet for want of a quorum since 30 July 2019, when two commissioners resigned, stating that they could "no longer perform their duties independently and effectively due to restrictive regulations and a hostile and toxic environment." Inception The commission came into being after a clash, known as " Black May", between pro-democracy demonstrators and the military in May 1992 which resulted in numerous casualties. The cabinet (42: Prem Tinsulanonda 3 March 1980 – 30 April 1983) passed a resolution in September 1992, to establish a national organization to protect human rights. The national human rights commission was eventually mandated in Article 199 and 200 of the constitution adopted in October 1997, and formally constituted in July 2001. From its inception to 31 May 2005, it received 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The Attorney General (Thailand)
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enforcement and prosecutions, or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice, the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience. Where the attorney general has ministerial responsibility for legal affairs in general (as is the case, for example, with the United States Attorney General or the Attorney-General for Australia, and the respective attorneys general of the states in each country), the ministerial portfolio is largely equivalent to that of a Minister of Justice in some other countries. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of The Auditor General (Thailand)
The State Audit Office (), previously known as the Office of the Auditor General, is an independent, constitutionally mandated state agency of Thailand. It is tasked with examining the accounts and finances of the government to ensure transparency and to prosecute financial fraud. Organization In fiscal year 2023, the State Audit Office was appropriated 2,563.2 million baht. History The 1997 constitution of Thailand put forth a constitutional law for the auditing of governmental assets. The Board of Audit was created with the enactment of the Organic Act on State Audit in 1999. The 2007 constitution of Thailand prompted the expansion of auditing in the government, though, no action would be taken till it went into effect. In 2015, the Auditor-General Jaruvan Maintaka was found guilty of malfeasance and was ultimately fined 15,000 baht. The 2017 constitution of Thailand urged a stringent approach to finances within the government. In 2018, the State Fiscal and Financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
