Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Caretaker PM Yingluck shuts option for neutral, non-elected premier
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted today that the law did not allow a non-MP to take the helm of...
Yingluck says ulterior power obstructs govt, rice subsidies
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has blamed an “ulterior power” for attempting to topple the government and disrupting the rice...
Yingluck admits rice subsidies need revamp if re-introduced
BANGKOK, Feb 6 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has blamed the House dissolution for disrupting payments to farmers under the rice pledging scheme...
Thai Army told to handle protesters with leniency
BANGKOK, Feb 6 – Thailand's authorities will refrain from using force against protesters even if they break into the Defence headquarters, which has become...
Voting proceeds relatively smoothly, but no end in sight for political...
Thai soldiers stand guard to block anti-government protesters, left, during a rally outside the office of the permanent secretary for defense where Prime Minister...
Auditor General issues stern warnings to caretaker PM, finance minister
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand’s Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is proposing that the government suspend the rice pledging scheme which has been...
PDRC surrounds cabinet meeting venue for 5 hours, threatening power &...
BANGKOK, 4 February 2014The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) on Monday surrounded the premises of a building being used to host the weekly Cabinet...
Caretaker PM occupies Defence HQ as office despite intimidation
BANGKOK, Feb 4 - A protesters' blockade at the Defence office yesterday did not deter caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who insisted on using...
Caretaker PM Yingluck ask protesters not to disrupt tomorrow’s polls
BANGKOK, Feb 1 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she will cast her ballot on Sunday and called on anti-government protesters to refrain...
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