Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Rice farmers to inspect Govt’s rice warehouses
NONTABURI, 13 Feb 2014, Farmers staging protests in the capital and its vicinity have stated they would examine rice stockpiles in the government’s warehouses...
Anti-graft agency gets more evidence on rice corruption
BANGKOK, Feb 13 – Farmer leaders have supplied information and evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), charging the government with cheating in the...
New elections for 28 disrupted constituencies on April 27
BANGKOK, Feb 12 – The Election Commission (EC) has set April 20 and 27 for new elections in constituencies where the Feb 2 general...
Victory monument blast victim dies
BANGKOK, Feb 11 - The bomb blast last month at Bangkok's Victory Monument claimed its first life on Tuesday afternoon, according to Bangkok's Emergency...
Democrat party leader says new election should stop
BANGKOK, Feb 11 – Thailand's Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called on caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to accept the fact that the...
PDRC urges govt to take responsibility for rice scheme problems
BANGKOK, Feb 9--- Thailand's anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) movement has called on the caretaker government to take responsibility for the ongoing overdue...
Farmers marching to Justice Ministry, Defence HQ to demand rice payments...
BANGKOK, Feb 10 – Farmers from several provinces who have rallied at the Commerce Ministry over the weekend will petition the Justice Ministry today...
Govt told to urgently sell stockpiled rice
BANGKOK, Feb 8 – The caretaker government was recommended to urgently release 18 million tonnes of rice from the state stockpiles to secure money...
PM reaffirms her resignation would breach charter
BANGKOK, 7 February 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has responded to the demand by former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
BoT confident in baht stability while Indonesia faces stronger currency pressure
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...