Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra
Former PM Yingluck sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison
Bangkok (AP) — The Supreme Court in Bangkok sentenced former prime-minister Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia on Wednesday to five years in prison for alleged...
Thaksin not interested in reconciliation process
Bangkok (AP) — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted by the military coup in 2006 and still the object of political passions, declared Friday...
Court rejects Thaksin’s demand for the return of his Thai passports
The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra against the foreign permanent secretary and director-general of...
Ex-Minister of Finance urges both sides of the political divide to...
BANGKOK, 27 March 2014 Ex-Minister of Finance Tanong Pitaya has given some insight and overview of the current political situation — also explaining how...
Democrats ready to enter the race again after electoral reforms have...
BANGKOK, 21 March 2014 The Democrat Party is ready to enter the race again, but they firmly stated that the elections must be accepted...
Arrest warrant out for gunman firing at home of PDRC leader’s...
BANGKOK, March 13 -- Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Court on Thursday approved an arrest warrant for a gunman who sprayed bullets at the Nakhon Ratchasima...
InTouch Group affirms no involvement in politics
BANGKOK, 21 Feb 2014 InTouch Group has made known publicly that the company is not involved in politics, stressing it has operated with transparency...
Protesters, farmers ponder separate major rallies tomorrow in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Feb 18 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has announced another round of large rallies in Bangkok tomorrow along with a major farmers’ demonstration...
Govt told to urgently sell stockpiled rice
BANGKOK, Feb 8 – The caretaker government was recommended to urgently release 18 million tonnes of rice from the state stockpiles to secure money...
Cambodian citizens implicated in murder of protester
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said Cambodian gunmen might be involved in the murder of the fourth anti-government protester in Bang-na...
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Pattaya faces acute shortages in immigrant labour
Dismayed Pattaya employers are complaining about the sudden increase in job vacancies following the attempt by the post-coup junta in neighboring Myanmar to ban...
Woman narrowly escapes car inferno in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A car fire broke out on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya, near the Buffalo Market, causing a temporary disruption on May...
Dutch Ambassador visits ASEAN Education Center, highlighting protection for vulnerable children
PATTAYA, Thailand - H.E. Remco Johannes van Wijngaarden, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand, paid a significant visit to the...
Pattaya and Eastern Region experience strong winds and Thunderstorms
The Meteorological Department reports hot weather across Thailand, with extremely hot conditions in some areas of the North. Thunderstorms and strong winds are expected...
Boy slapped by hospital director for smoking in restroom; heroin found in possession
Authorities are sending a bag containing suspected drugs, found in the clothing of a 14-year-old boy, for examination after the teen was slapped and...