Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
American business giant meets PM
BANGKOK, 23 March 2012 - Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO Andrew N. Liveris has met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the Government...
Commerce Ministry: Government will keep close watch on goods prices
BANGKOK, 23 March 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has assured the public that the government will continue to keep a close watch on...
Bangkokians lack confidence in government’s ability to tackle rising cost of...
BANGKOK, March 23 - A majority of poll respondents--61.3 per cent of the interviewed--said they were not confident in the government’s measures to...
Thailand attractive investment target: Dow Chemical President
BANGKOK, March 22 - The head of US-based Dow Chemical Company, Andrew Liveris, said Thailand is an attractive investment site for his company...
PM to attend Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea this week
BANGKOK, March 22 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul,...
Canadian prime minister visits Thailand this week
BANGKOK, March 21 -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay an official visit from Thursday through Saturday (March 22-24) to strengthen bilateral...
PM says high consumer product prices resulted from last year’s flood
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said high consumer product prices were the result of the massive flood last year, and ordered the...
Major Japanese companies confirm Thailand investment plans
Top management of leading Japanese companies welcomed Thailand’s flood-prevention measures, confirming their decisions to move ahead with planned investment expansion in Thailand, Prime...
PM meet with US-ASEAN Business Council to discuss trade and investment
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with representatives from the US-ASEAN Business Council to discuss the government's confidence...
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In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
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Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...
Pattaya braces for isolated thunderstorms as cool morning fog lingers in upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reported that Pattaya and surrounding areas in the eastern region will see isolated thunderstorms, while northern and...