Tag: Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit calls on PM to reveal truth on bartering rice for...
BANGKOK, 14 October 2013 Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to speak the truth regarding how Thai rice...
Democrats turn down invitation to join political reform forum
BANGKOK, 17 September 2013 Democrat Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has firmly declined to join the political reform forum recently initiated by Prime Minister Yingluck...
Thai opposition firm on ending rice pledging scheme
Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party has repeated its call for the government to withdraw the controversial rice pledging scheme, insisting that mounting losses will definitely...
Violence must subside if talks are to continue: Abhisit
BANGKOK, June 7 - Thailand's opposition leader today urged the government to make it clear to militant groups that unless the mounting violence in...
Abhisit firmly rejects govt’s Bt2 trillion loans
BANGKOK, June 6 – The House scrutiny committee resolved today to abide by the original bill on Bt2 trillion loans for Thailand’s infrastructure development...
Opposition party to propose severe cut of Bt2 trillion loans
BANGKOK, June 5 – The opposition Democrat Party is seeking to slash the government’s proposed Bt2 trillion loans for infrastructure development to Bt200 billion...
2010 political protest fatalities case goes to Attorney General this month
BANGKOK, June 6 – Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will wrap up the case on fatal shootings in the 2010 political upheaval in...
Chalerm skeptically welcomes NSC chief’s reinstatement
BANGKOK, June 3 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said today he has no problem with the reinstatement of Thawil Pliensri to head the...
Democrat Leader urges Govt to delay talks with major insurgent groups
BANGKOK, 2 June 2013 Leader of the Democrat Party Abhisit Vejjajiva suggests Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung hold talks with small insurgent groups about...
Opposition to impeach finance minister over savings fund
BANGKOK, May 30 – The opposition Democrat Party is planning to impeach Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong for violating the law which requires the government...
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