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PM: Amnesty bill not money bill
BANGKOK, 5 November 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra confirms the amnesty bill is not a money bill and promises that the government will not...
Senate likely to shoot down amnesty bill
BANGKOK, Nov 5 - Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich and a group of elected senators vowed on Tuesday to shoot down the controversial amnesty bill...
House debating 2nd reading of Amnesty Bill Thursday
BANGKOK, Oct 29 - Thailand's House Speaker called a special meeting of lawmakers Thursday to deliberate for the second reading the controversial Amnesty Bill,...
Attorney General reviews decision to not indict ex-PM Thaksin
BANGKOK, OCT 29 – Thailand’s Attorney General will review an earlier decision not to press terrorism charge against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according...
Amnesty Bill sponsor opposes revised version
Amnesty Bill sponsor opposes revised version BANGKOK, Oct 25 – Pheu Thai MP Vorachai Hema, who sponsored the Amnesty Bill, said today he objected...
PM: amnesty bill not to include returning 46 billion baht to...
BANGKOK, 23 October 2013 Prime Minister and Defense Miniser Yingluck Shinawatra has reassured that the amnesty bill to be proposed to congress will not...
PM Yingluck urges talks, not protests, on Amnesty Bill
BANGKOK, Oct 22 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today called on proponents and opponents of the Amnesty Bill to dialogue with talks so that...
The Senate shows concerns over the Amnesty Bill
BANGKOK, 22 October 2013 The Senate has expressed its concern over the Amnesty Bill being scrutinized by a parliamentary committee, saying that the matter...
Amnesty Bill ignites widespread debate in Thai society
BANGKOK, Oct 22 – Parliamentary deliberation of Thailand's controversial Amnesty Bill has triggered heated public debate and criticism which could lead to a political...
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Omani tourist injured in Pattaya bottle attack, French man surrenders to police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 45-year-old Omani tourist was injured after a violent altercation in central Pattaya in the early hours of March 29, after...
Belgian man dies after jumping from 8th-floor rooftop condo in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 54-year-old Belgian man died after jumping from the rooftop of an eight-storey condominium in the Naklua area late on March...