Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Candidates kick off election campaigns
BANGKOK, 20 January 2014 Party-list candidates have started their campaigns for the upcoming election, while calling for all eligible voters to show up and...
Suthep says govt fails to secure loans for rice subsidy
BANGKOK, Jan 21 – The government was unsuccessful in getting loans from the Government Savings Bank (GSB) to subsidise the financially-ailing rice pledging scheme,...
Rice subsidy controversy widens protests against govt
BANGKOK, Jan 20 – Farmers are up in arms against the government’s failure to pay for their rice while employees of a state bank...
Democrat turns down Govt’s reform invitation again
BANGKOK, 19 January 2014 The opposition Democrat party has refused to attend the government-sponsored meeting this Monday on political reform and cast doubts on...
Protesters blockading Government Savings Bank, cripple southern provinces administration today
BANGKOK, Jan 20 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to lead anti-government protesters to seal off the Government Savings Bank (GSB) today as...
PM: Govt not involved in Banthad Thong explosion
BANGKOK, 18 January 2014 The Prime Minister has defended the government following an explosion on Banthad Thong Road, saying it had nothing to do...
Yingluck pushes ahead with Feb 2 election amid protest pressure
BANGKOK, 17 January 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday insisted that the upcoming election on February 2 go ahead as scheduled, and that...
NACC to probe ‘Yingluck’ for corruption allegations
BANGKOK 17 January 2014 — Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in relation to...
Anti-graft agency to summon caretaker PM Yingluck on rice scandal
BANGKOK, Jan 17 – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said today that it will instruct caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to acknowledge charges of...
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Government stands firm on airport rail and U-Tapao projects as EEC investment push targets...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the government will not amend contracts for the high-speed rail project linking...
Blazing heat grips Pattaya as Thailand sizzles with 42°C in the North
PATTAYA, Thailand – Summer heat is intensifying across the country, with Pattaya facing hot and hazy conditions while northern Thailand sees temperatures soar as...
Thai PM signals nighttime fuel station closures after Songkran to conserve energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is preparing to introduce energy-saving measures that could see fuel stations nationwide close overnight, but only after the Songkran...
Pattaya built for everyone now struggles with what that means
PATTAYA, Thailand – Scroll through any Pattaya forum and a pattern quickly emerges — admiration, frustration, nostalgia, and blunt criticism all colliding in the...
After Songkran price freeze ends Pattaya faces rising transport costs and daily expenses
PATTAYA, Thailand – When the holiday calm ends, the real bill begins. Thailand’s decision to freeze bus fares through Songkran may ease the immediate...