Tag: Abhisit Vejjajiva
Cabinet reshuffle royally endorsed
BANGKOK, Jan 18 - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Wednesday endorsed the cabinet reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra involving 16 ministerial...
Chalerm orders reinvestigation of ‘Seh Daeng’ killing
BANGKOK, Jan 13 -- Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Friday said he has ordered metropolitan police to reopen the investigation of the...
Activists ask court to stop planned Thai troop withdrawal from disputed...
Activists ask court to stop planned Thai troop withdrawal from disputed border BANGKOK, Jan 11 – Thai nationalist activistts on Wednesday sought court approval...
PM agrees with proposal to set up 34-member panel on charter...
BANGKOK, Jan 8 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday said she agrees with the charter amendment, as it is one of the...
PM Yingluck, Abhisit top list of most popular politicians: Survey
BANGKOK, Jan 1 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is by far the most popular national political figure, while her predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva has been...
Thailand to revive revoked MoU with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Dec 30 - The Thai government is considering reviving the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the kingdom’s maritime border signed with Cambodia in...
Police escort Red Shirt activist to Songkhla court for defamation case
SONGKHLA, Dec 29 – Police escorted Red Shirt activist Arisman Pongruangrong to Songkhla Provincial Court today to acknowledge defamation charges filed against him by...
Police detain Red Shirt Arisman after brief release
BANGKOK, Dec 28 - Red Shirt activist Arisman Pongruangrong on Wednesday was temporarily released from prison after the Court of Appeals granted him bail,...
Opposition party leader Abhisit meets with Chinese Vice President
BANGKOK, Dec 24 - Thailand's opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday met with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in the Thai...
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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...