Tag: Pheu Thai
Kittirat: Oil Fund collection can be cut immediately
BANGKOK, 13 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has confirmed that the policy to reduce the amount...
Thailand gets first female prime minister
BANGKOK, Aug 5 - Thailand's House of Representatives voted 296-3 for Yingluck Shinawatra, a top-party list Pheu Thai MP and sister of ousted...
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...
EC announces Thailand’s official 2011 General Election result
BANGKOK, July 5 -- Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has announced the official result of Sunday's general election after the announcement was delayed from...
US congratulates Thailand for election result
BANGKOK, 4 July 2011 – The United States has congratulated Thailand for a high voter turnout in the Sunday general election and says...
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...
Pheu Thai leader forming five-party coalition gov’t with 299 seats
BANGKOK, July 4 – Pheu Thai party leader Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday announced that her party, which gained a majority of votes in the...
PAD calls for dissolution of 5 parties
BANGKOK, 2 July 2011 – The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has petitioned the Election Commission (EC) for the disbandment of five political...
Thaksin not involved in forming new government: Yingluck
BANGKOK, June 24 - Top Pheu Thai Party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday dismissed allegations by the Democrat Party that her brother,...
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Shortages exposed as Pattaya officials push urgent upgrades to local health centers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials are stepping up efforts to strengthen grassroots healthcare, as Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn led an inspection of two community...
Hostage tactics in Chiang Mai as police arrest Chinese scam network leader
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Police in northern Thailand have arrested a suspected leader of a Chinese-led scam network accused of coercing victims into opening...
Parents get relief as Thailand kicks off nationwide back-to-school price cuts
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has launched a nationwide campaign to ease the financial burden on parents ahead of the new school...
From bar stools to store aisles Pattaya businesses hit by changing tourist habits
PATTAYA, Thailand – Is Pattaya still an affordable place to live, or has it quietly become one of Thailand’s pricier coastal cities? A lively...
Summer storms threaten Pattaya as heat peaks across Eastern Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents and visitors in Pattaya are being urged to stay alert as Thailand’s Meteorological Department issued its sixth warning for summer...