Tag: Pridiyathorn Devakula
Govt to set up committee to study national oil corp idea
Bangkok - Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has revealed the government will appoint a special committee to study the feasibility of establishing a national...
Deputy PM outlines government’s investment strategy in Chonburi
Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula outlined the government’s strategies to make Thailand Southeast Asia’s center of international trade at a forum in Chonburi. ...
Deputy PM Pridiyathorn is Thai government’s richest minister: NACC
BANGKOK, Oct 31 -- Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula, who oversees economic affairs, has declared assets totalling over 1 billion baht, making him the...
Government laying new economic foundation
BANGKOK, Oct 29 -- The government is laying a new economic foundation by adjusting promotional privileges for investors and applying information technology to develop...
PM reaffirms her resignation would breach charter
BANGKOK, 7 February 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has responded to the demand by former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula...
Caretaker PM Yingluck shuts option for neutral, non-elected premier
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted today that the law did not allow a non-MP to take the helm of...
Better growth foreseen in 2014 global exports
BANGKOK, 6 November 2013 M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula expects more growth in the world's exports in the year 2014. Thailand’s GDP, he said, should grow...
Political conflict drags Thai economy down, reducing growth to 3.5-4% next...
BANGKOK, Nov 5 - Leading Thai economists say the ongoing political conflicts will dampen the country's growth which is forecast at 3.5-4 per cent...
Calls for rice scheme review get louder
BANGKOK, Oct 15 – Several leading members of Thai society today called on the government to revise its highly-criticised rice pledging scheme which has...
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Street fights in Pattaya why violence keeps erupting and where the police are when...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Incidents like the latest street assault involving an intoxicated foreign tourist are no longer shocking in Pattaya — they are disturbingly...
Why foreign prostitutes keep returning to Pattaya Beach and why arrests are likely to...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite periodic crackdowns by authorities, Pattaya Beach remains stuck in a familiar cycle: arrests are made, headlines are issued, and within...
In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
PATTAYA, Thailand – On Valentine’s Day, Pattaya puts on a familiar show: couples strolling along the beach at sunset, roses on café tables, and...
Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...
Pattaya braces for isolated thunderstorms as cool morning fog lingers in upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reported that Pattaya and surrounding areas in the eastern region will see isolated thunderstorms, while northern and...