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Government, Democrats meet to facilitate insurgent defections
BANGKOK, Sept 17 – Tomorrow’s meeting between Thailand’s government and the opposition Democrat party to confer on ways to resolve the southern crisis...
PM to chair southern violence meeting; invites opposition to join
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Wednesday that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra agreed to chair a meeting on Thailand's southern...
Opposition leader, former Malaysian PM attends international meeting in Thai South
BANGKOK, Sept 7- Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is attending an international meeting today at Prince of Songkhla University on procedures for building peace...
Opposition leader asks government to prioritise troubled South
BANGKOK, Sept 3 – Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday urged the government to seriously tackle problems in Thailand’s South following...
Govt’s approval rating drops below 50 per cent: Poll
BANGKOK, Aug 6 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's approval rating outstripped that of her government, which was rated at only 4.8 out...
Alcohol sales banned Aug. 2-3
Back-to-back Buddhist holidays this week mean two dry days in Pattaya as bars, restaurants and entertainment venues are barred from selling alcohol. ...
Abhisit calls for ‘rebranding’ of Democrats at Pattaya conference
Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva used an appearance at a Pattaya democracy conference to call on lieutenants to reshape the Democratic Party’s public image...
Court rejects allegations of fixed judgement
BANGKOK, July 2 – The chief spokesperson of Thailand's Constitution Court on Monday rejected allegations that the court's decision on the legality of the...
Jatuporn threatens hunger strike if bail revoked
BANGKOK, June 25 -- United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) Red Shirt movement leader Jatuporn Prompan said on Monday that if his...
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Pattaya’s Central Road swamped by overnight storm
PATTAYA, Thailand – More than an hour of torrential rain and thunderstorms sent floodwater rushing through Pattaya early on September 24, with water reaching...
Pattaya faces its worst nightmare as torrential rain keeps coming
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is facing several difficult days of heavy rain, flooding and dangerous runoff, with the latest downpours turning familiar roads into...
Pattaya puts nine critical flood hotspots on 24-hour alert
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has placed nine flood-prone areas under 24-hour surveillance as the city prepares for heavy rain forecast from September 24-27,...
Chonburi governor leads search for foreigner missing in Pattaya flood canal
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Governor Naris Niramaiwong joined an urgent search on Thursday for a foreign man who disappeared after falling into a flooded...
Pattaya flood leaves residents asking who is to blame for swept-away motorcycles
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Pattaya resident was left counting his losses after parked motorcycles were knocked over and swept away by powerful floodwater, raising...