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House Speaker cancels session on reconciliation bills, charter amendment
BANGKOK, June 2 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont on Saturday decided to cancel next week's parliamentary sessions regarding charter amendment and national reconciliation...
PM urges all parties to create better atmosphere to end conflict
BANGKOK, June 2 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday urged all parties to use the parliamentary process for national reconciliation and...
Court jails ex-minister as political ban on former TRT execs ends
BANGKOK, May 30 - Former Thai Rak Thai party executives celebrate the expiration of their five-year ban from politics on Wednesday as the...
Conclusion of reconciliation bill rests with parliament: PM
BANGKOK, May 26 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said that the ruling Pheu Thai Party has not yet made any...
Surapong says Bahrain interested in investments in Thailand
BANGKOK, 14 May 2012-Foreign Minister Mr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Bahrain is interested in investing in Thailand particularly in spa and health tourism businesses. ...
Thaksin reiterates his homecoming will occur this year
SIEM REAP, April 15 -- Thailand's ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday morning led his supporters to give alms to Buddhist monks in...
Cambodia deploys 4,500 police for Thaksin’s safety: Red Shirt leader
BANGKOK, April 12 – A key leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), Thailand’s Red Shirt movement, said Thursday that...
Bt140 billion expected to circulate during Songkran: Survey
BANGKOK, April 10 - Thais are expected to spend over Bt144 billion during this year’s Songkran traditional new year festival, while Prime Minister Yingluck...
Yuthasak rejects claim ex-PM Thaksin held secret talks with southern insurgency...
BANGKOK, April 7 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa on Saturday rejected a claim made by the opposition Democrat Party that fugitive ousted...
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Prime Minister Anutin registers marriage with wife Jaa Thananon in private home ceremony
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul officially registered his marriage with his wife, Jaa Thananon Niramit, in a warm and...
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai hold coalition talks as post-election government takes shape
BANGKOK, Thailand – Leaders from the Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party met on Friday to discuss forming a coalition government following the...
Election Commission rejects recount petition, confirms result in Chonburi Constituency 1
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has rejected a petition for a vote recount in Chonburi’s Constituency 1, citing a lack of evidence...
Pheu Thai probes ballot barcodes, warns Thailand election could be ruled invalid
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Pheu Thai Party is gathering evidence regarding barcodes found on election ballots, which party leaders suggest could compromise voter anonymity...
Government seeks Election Commission approval for additional flood compensation funds
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Paradorn Prissananantakula has affirmed that the government is pushing for additional compensation for flood...