Tag: Varathep Rattanakorn
Opposition attacks rice subsidy scheme, water management projects
BANGKOK, Nov 27 – The highly-criticised rice subsidy plan highlighted today's no-confidence debate against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the House of Representatives. ...
Furious rubber farmers vow to renew rally next Saturday
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Sept 7 – Rubber growers in 10 southern provinces have announced that they will demonstrate again next Saturday to protest the...
Govt confident Parliament will pass Bt2 trillion loan bill this month
BANGKOK, Aug 8 – Foreign investors were assured today that the government’s massive investment on infrastructure development to upgrade Thailand as a ‘connectivity hub’...
Farmers assured of paddy price review by Friday
BANGKOK, June 25 – Farmers from 15 provinces rallied at Government House today and set a seven-day deadline for the government to retain its...
Dissenting farmers demand review of Thai government rice policy
BANGKOK, June 24 – Farmers from 26 rice-producing provinces filed a complaint with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today, seeking a review of the...
Abhisit firmly rejects govt’s Bt2 trillion loans
BANGKOK, June 6 – The House scrutiny committee resolved today to abide by the original bill on Bt2 trillion loans for Thailand’s infrastructure development...
Parliament to debate Bt2 trillion loan bill in August
BANGKOK, May 16 – The government-sponsored bill seeking Bt2 trillion in loan for Thailand’s infrastructure development will not be ready for debate in Parliament’s...
Government braces for parliamentary censure
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called a meeting of Pheu Thai party cabinet members to work out preparations for the...
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Pattaya warehouse fire after paint cans explode on truck
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic fire broke out in Naklua on June 30 after old paint cans reportedly exploded on the back of a...
Beach operators alert Pattaya officials over suspicious fuel smell from sand barge
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya were alerted on June 30 after beach operators reported a strong fuel-like smell drifting ashore, raising concerns among...
Chinese investment expands in Sriracha with massive 100-rai mixed-use development
SRIRACHA, Thailand – A large-scale Chinese-invested mixed-use development has emerged in Sriracha, Chonburi, featuring a fully integrated commercial hub with shops, restaurants, and construction...
Two foreigners arrested in Pattaya barber shop raids
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police in Chonburi conducted coordinated inspections of businesses in Pattaya after receiving social media intelligence regarding suspected illegal foreign labor,...
Police detain armed man with knives and suspected drugs in Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Jomtien coordinated with local police to detain a man found carrying two knives and suspected illegal substances...