Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra
Special Report: Thai Media Analysis Part 1
It is undeniable that the press has played an important role in local politics during recent years. Media Monitor Scheme has drawn up...
Suthep reaffirms no secret talks with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 3 - Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Saturday denied Cambodia's claims over alleged secret talks on overlapping oil and gas-rich...
Jatuporn exposes secret movement to topple govt
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Pheu Thai party-listed MP Jatuporn Prompan has confirmed that there is an integrated underground movement trying to overthrow the...
Thai Foreign Minister to visit Cambodia Sept 14
BANGKOK, Sept 1 - Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Towichakchaikul said on Friday he would visit Cambodia on Sept 14, as part of his introductory...
Chalerm confirms elder brother of Thaksin’s ex-wife to be new police...
BANGKOK, Sept 1 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday confirmed that deputy police chief Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong will become Thailand's new...
Thailand’s new foreign minister to visit ASEAN countries
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Thailand’s new Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul will make a round of introductory visits to other members of the 10-nation...
Govt spokesperson defends her deputy
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Government Spokersperson Titima Chaisang has asked the society for an opportunity for her deputy Anusorn Iamsa-at to work...
Yingluck ranks 59th in Forbes’ most powerful women
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ranked 59th as the World’s Most Powerful Woman in 2011 by Forbes magazine,...
Opposition submits impeachment motion against Foreign Minister
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - Opposition Democrat Party on Thursday moved to impeach Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul for abuse of power for helping...
Latest Stories
British woman reunited with son after Pattaya Tourist Police help
PATTAYA, Thailand – A British woman who was too intoxicated to return to her accommodation on her own was safely escorted back by Pattaya...
Police check on Russian tourist sleeping drunk in Pattaya hotel for safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police were called to a hotel on August 13 after staff found a heavily intoxicated foreign tourist sleeping on...
Rescue volunteers suspended after taxi driver assaulted near Bangkok MRT Station
BANGKOK, Thailand – A group of rescue volunteers has been suspended from duty after a video showing several volunteers allegedly assaulting a taxi driver...
Kating Lai Park off North Pattaya faces erosion threat, safety barriers installed
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have inspected damage at Kating Lai Beach Park after waves eroded more than 20 metres of the shoreline,...
Pattaya motorcycle taxi driver arrives at police station with bat seeking help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officers and members of the public at Pattaya City Police Station were left puzzled when a motorcycle taxi driver arrived...