Tag: Abhisit Vejjajiva
New MPs register at Parliament
BANGKOK, July 14 - Thailand's new members of parliament on Thursday reported to the House of Representatives registration process at parliament after the...
EC endorses MP status of 358 candidates, excluding Abhisit and Yingluck
BANGKOK, July 13 -- The Election Commission (EC) officially endorsed 358 member of parliament candidates but delayed the endorsement of 142 MP candidates...
New cabinet lineup expected 1-2 weeks after election results endorsed: Yingluck
Thailand’s prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday said the list of cabinet members should be done in one or two weeks after the...
Cabinet extends emergency decree for another two months
BANGKOK, July 12 – The Cabinet on Tuesday extended the emergency decree in Thailand’s violence-plagued southern border provinces for another 60 days, outgoing...
Outgoing PM Abhisit calls it quits after election defeat
BANGKOK, July 4 - Outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced his resignation as Democrat Party leader after his party's loss to the opposition...
Democrats, Pheu Thai ready last rallies ahead of Sunday election
BANGKOK, July 1 - In their last-ditch attempts to clinch more votes as the July 3 general election draws near, both the Democrat...
DPU Poll confirms rising popularity of Pheu Thai in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 24 June 2011 – Popularity of the Pheu Thai Party is ahead of the Democrat Party in many constituencies in Bangkok, according...
Bangkok Poll: Pheu Thai leading in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 24 June 2011 – Popularity of the Pheu Thai Party is still higher than any other parties in Bangkok and so is...
Abhisit pleads with electorate to help Democrats win over 250 seats
BANGKOK, June 24 -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday appealed to the electorate in the capital to choose Democrat candidates to...
Democrat Party going ahead with rally at Ratchaprasong
BANGKOK, June 20 - Thailand's Democrat Party will press ahead with a major election campaign rally at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection on Thursday, at...
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Thai-Myanmar border electricity cancellations create chaos
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Following warnings from VFS Global about growing numbers of Thais and non-Thais being cheated by unscrupulous visa agents in major cities in Thailand, there...
Pattaya Mayor orders immediate action after tourist trips over pothole
PATTAYA, Thailand – On February 6, the Pattaya City Rescue Center received a report of a tourist injury due to a fall caused by...
American tourist dies in high-speed big bike crash in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – An American tourist tragically lost his life in a high-speed motorcycle accident on Thappraya Road, near Soi 9 in Pattaya In...