Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
SET Index closes up 5.85 points on December 9
BANGKOK, 10 December 2013 Thai stocks were volatile throughout the trading day of December 9 on the back of political protests, with the SET...
Local groups in several provinces express support for PM Yingluck
KHON KAEN, 10 December 2013 Village headmen associations in many provinces have expressed support for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and expressed their desire...
Snap election set for Feb 2
BANGKOK, Dec 10 – A royal decree dissolving Thailand’s House of Representatives was officially endorsed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday, entitling Yingluck...
Thai PM Yingluck told to abandon caretaker job
BANGKOK, Dec 10 – Thai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has insisted that Yingluck Shinawatra must resign from the caretaker premiership to pave the way...
PM Yingluck says her family wants peace, not power
BANGKOK, 9 December 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said the “Shinawatra” family only wants peace, not power. She has also ruled out the...
Suthep: Rally will not end despite parliament dissolution
BANGKOK, 9 December 2013 Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has said anti-government demonstrations will go on despite the dissolution of parliament. ...
Thai PM announces House dissolution, calls snap election
BANGKOK, Dec 9 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday announced the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, saying she wants to...
Prime Minister requests royal permission for return of draft amendment
BANGKOK, 8 December 2013 The Secretariat of the House of Representatives has submitted a letter to the Secretariat of the Cabinet requesting the return...
Election Commission bewildered by Democrat MPs’ mass resignation
BANGKOK, Dec 9 – Thailand's Election Commission (EC) will meet today on organising by-elections nationwide following an announcement by Democrat MPs to resign en...
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Laotian man killed after lift plunges in abandoned Pattaya building
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Thai surgeons introduce needle-free device for complex cancer operations
BANGKOK, Thailand – The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, have introduced an advanced blood vessel...