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THE GOVERNMENT is expected to allocate at least Bt130 billion per year for the new ministry of higher education, research and innovation.

Udom Kachintorn has resigned as president of Mahidol University after realising he had insufficient time to replace the school’s 13 acting deputy rectors, who quit when the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) required them to publicly declare their financial assets.

The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has toughened the political parties law, imposing the death penalty on party members who illegally accept money from outsiders.

It is unlikely that the primary voting system will be adopted in the charter organic law on political parties, the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) spokesman Udom Rat-amarit said yesterday.