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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Merry Christmas 2025 Message from the Mayor of Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – On the joyful occasion of Christmas, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to the people of Pattaya, as well...
American tourist hurt in Pattaya sidewalk fall, left without help as medical bills soar
PATTAYA, Thailand — A 77-year-old American aircraft engineer has been left seriously injured and bedridden after tripping on an unstable sidewalk under construction in...
Pattaya officials seize unlicensed beach chair rentals to protect public space
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya City officials have stepped up enforcement along Pattaya Beach, seizing mats and chairs rented to tourists without permission as part...
Pattaya steps in as residents protest noisy lion and dragon dance soliciting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have taken action against a group performing lion and dragon dances to solicit money without permission in...
Serious morning crash forces closure of North Pattaya intersection, multiple injuries reported
PATTAYA, Thailand — Traffic was brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning, December 24, after a serious accident at the Prinya Intersection on North...