Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Special Report: Chart Pattana Party gears up for Sunday’s general election
The Chart Pattana Party is gearing up for the upcoming Sunday’s general election despite the fact that some of their candidates failed to register...
PM asks security agencies to help EC carry out election
BANGKOK, 30 January 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has asked all security-related agencies to facilitate the Election Commission (EC)'s duty in carrying out the...
Pongthep: Elections can be held again and again, if disrupted
BANGKOK, Jan 31 – Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana has asserted that elections in troubled or disrupted constituencies can be organised again after...
Court accepts PDRC’s petition for emergency law revocation
BANGKOK, 30 January 2014 The Civil Court has agreed to deliberate a motion submitted by a core leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee...
Britain urges Thailand to uphold democracy
BANGKOK, 30 January 2014 British Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged Thailand to uphold democracy as political violence escalates ahead of the general election. ...
Yingluck pleads for Thai public’s chances to vote
BANGKOK, Jan 30 - Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged all related agencies to cooperate in organising Sunday's general election in an attempt...
Anti-graft body to probe Yingluck on rice charges
BANGKOK, Jan 29 – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has vowed to speed up its investigation of the caretaker prime minister on charges of...
PDRC seeks court order to revoke emergency decree
BANGKOK, 27 January 2014 The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has petitioned the Civil Court for an order to have the emergency decree withdrawn...
Private anti-graft group demands tough action on rice subsidy plan
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Thailand’s Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) today called for an assets seizure of 74 politicians and their families who have plunged the...
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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...