Tag: Chuan Leekpai
Ex-PM opens charity art exhibit in Bangkok
H.E. Chuan Leekpai, former Prime Minister of Thailand presided over the opening ceremony of an art exhibition titled “Artistic inheritance on inspirational Dharma”...
Pheu Thai MPs say they will not allow more attacks on...
BANGKOK, 31 May 2012 – Members of Parliament for the Pheu Thai Party affirm they will take action if Opposition MPs show intent...
Bt140 billion expected to circulate during Songkran: Survey
BANGKOK, April 10 - Thais are expected to spend over Bt144 billion during this year’s Songkran traditional new year festival, while Prime Minister Yingluck...
The Essence of Trang
The southern Thai province of Trang, tucked away on the Andaman Coast between Krabi and Satun on the Malaysian frontier, is rich in history,...
Abhisit still gets death threats
BANGKOK, 14 August 2011 -Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva revealed that he still got death threats despite having left the premiership. ...
Royal Institute promoting Thai dialects
BANGKOK, 3 August 2011 – The Royal Institute is producing a dictionary of local literature in order to help conserve Thai dialects while...
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...
Former prime minister opens Democrat Party HQ in Chonburi
Former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai opened the Democrat Party Coordination Center, also known as campaign headquarters, in Chonburi. Chuan,...
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Rails through Remembrance: Travelling Thailand’s Death Railway from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
A slow journey by local train along one of the world’s most haunted railways, where history, memory, and landscape converge.
Bangkok: Departure
I began this rail...
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When a few houses change the tone of the whole street in Pattaya
Noise, safety, and the quiet cost Pattaya is beginning to notice
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya has never claimed to be a quiet city. Built on...
Jomtien officials rescue unconscious transgender woman on beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Jomtien municipal officers, together with lifeguards, rushed to assist a Thai transgender woman who was found unconscious on Jomtien Beach near...
Pattaya food vendor appeals for police action after thieves steal his motorcycle in under...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A food vendor from Phetchabun has appealed to police for urgent action after his motorcycle was brazenly stolen in front of...