Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek (Photo: Government House)
The cabinet has approved in principle two bills that will allow the state to monitor the financing of non-government organisations and regulate their activities.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on TV Wednesday that one bill would set up a committee for the promotion and development of civil sector organisations, and the other would allow the government to supervise their activities and financial support.
She said the planned legislation would allow NGOs to seek financial support from the government, but they must register with the Interior Ministry.
They would be required to report their financiers and the amounts they receive, and have their accounts audited, and their activities must be within the law.
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