Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
PM to visit Japan to rebuild investor confidence after flood crisis
BANGKOK, March 5 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit Japan on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral ties and revive Japanese investor confidence...
Don Mueang Airport resumes operation
BANGKOK, March 6 -- Don Mueang Airport has resumed full operation after Thailand's worst flooding in decades last year forced the airport to...
Exporters urge PM to discuss Thai rice export with Japan
BANGKOK, 4 February 2012 – Honorary Chairman of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Chukiat Opaswong asks that the PM discuss the issue of...
BOI launches roadshow to boost investor confidence
BANGKOK, March 2 - Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has launched a roadshow campaign, starting in Japan, to boost foreign investors' confidence along...
Deputy PM: Insurance premium rate must be set fairly
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Kittiratt Na Ranong sees no need for people in flood-prone areas...
PM prepared to push forward with women´s development fund
UDON THANI, 23 February 2012 – The government has confirmed its stance on the establishment of the Women’s Development Fund while the Law Reform...
Constitution Court to rule on legality of two executive decrees
BANGKOK, Feb 22 - Thailand’s Constitution Court is scheduled to rule at 2pm today on the constitutionality of two executive decrees allowing the...
AFG looks at the “minimum wage” conundrum
The Automotive Focus Group (AFG), Thailand’s dedicated auto interest group centered on the Eastern Seaboard, held its annual general meeting at the Amari...
PM, ministers en route to Udon Thani for cabinet meeting
BANGKOK, Feb 21 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her ministers were heading to the northeastern province of Udon Thani Tuesday morning for...
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Street fights in Pattaya why violence keeps erupting and where the police are when...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Incidents like the latest street assault involving an intoxicated foreign tourist are no longer shocking in Pattaya — they are disturbingly...
Why foreign prostitutes keep returning to Pattaya Beach and why arrests are likely to...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite periodic crackdowns by authorities, Pattaya Beach remains stuck in a familiar cycle: arrests are made, headlines are issued, and within...
In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
PATTAYA, Thailand – On Valentine’s Day, Pattaya puts on a familiar show: couples strolling along the beach at sunset, roses on café tables, and...
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...