Tag: Political Crisis
Hotline 1599 launched today to quell problem of high suicide rate...
BANGKOK, 7 October 2014 The Royal Thai Police is launching its 1599 hotline for the prevention of suicides by stressed-out policemen today. In a...
PM asserts martial law will not be lifted soon
BANGKOK, Oct 6 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, concurrently chief of the National Council for Peace and Order, confirmed that the imposition of the martial...
250-member National Reform Council royally endorsed
BANGKOK, Oct 6 His Majesty the King has endorsed the 250 member line-up of Thailand's National Reform Council in accordance with Section 28 of...
Special Report: PM Prayut to officially visit ASEAN countries this week
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will this week begin his visit to ASEAN countries, and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will be the...
Army confiscates around 100,000 rai of encroached forest land in the...
BANGKOK, 6 October, 2014 The Royal Thai Army has confiscated nearly 100,000 rai of protected forest land in Nakornratchsima, which has been illegally claimed...
Deputy PM, Army Chief travel to deep south
BANGKOK, Oct 3 Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan flew to Thailand's insurgency-impacted deep south today to meet with senior army officers in...
Isara Vongkusolkit richest Legislative Assembly member
BANGKOK, Oct 3 -- Isara Vongkusolkit, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and sugar tycoon, is the richest member of the National Legislative...
Cabinet approves 5 economic stimulus measures, hoping to stimulate the economy...
BANGKOK, 1 October 2014 Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Economics reveals that the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 1st October...
Interior Ministry prepares measures to counter severe drought
BANGKOK, Oct 1 Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paojinda said that current data led to the projection that next year's drought would start sooner and...
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Road-marking truck burns out on Bangkok elevated road, injuring five workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...
Minivan catches fire outside emergency department at Phuket hospital
PHUKET, Thailand – A minivan caught fire outside the emergency department of Vachira Phuket Hospital early on October 11, prompting an urgent response from...
Sattahip Mayor seeks care and support for 73-year-old woman living alone
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip Mayor Wasan Siangchi visited a 73-year-old woman living alone in a rented room on October 11 after receiving concerns from...
Pattaya Second Road power poles set for removal by March 2027
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet inspected progress on the underground power and communications cable project along Pattaya Second Road on October 8,...
Pattaya upgrades 3.4km of Phaniad Chang Road ahead of New Year
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has launched a road resurfacing project covering approximately 3.4 kilometers of Phaniad Chang Road (Soi Yume), central Pattaya, with...