Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Anti-govt protesters rally at police HQ: PM chairs Cabinet meeting at...
BANGKOK, Dec 4 - Anti-government protesters today rallied at national police headquarters demanding an explanation about police operations resulting in hundreds of injuries as...
PM pleads for national unity to sail through political crisis
BANGKOK, 3 December 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has addressed the nation to call on all sides to cooperate with the government in...
Suthep proposes ‘blueprint’ for Thailand’s reform, vows to fight on
BANGKOK, Dec 4 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has outlined a blueprint to reform Thailand which calls, among other items, for the recruitment of...
Special Report: Various issues raised at Global Forum on Media and...
BANGKOK, 2 December 2013, Global Forum on Media and Gender is being held in Bangkok from December 2-4 with participants from 80 countries representing...
PM Yingluck: ‘People’s Council’ as demanded by protesters unlawful
BANGKOK, Dec 2 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said today she did not see a constitutional leeway to return the administrative power to Thai...
Govt insists on work as usual, punishment for protest leaders
BANGKOK, Dec 2 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra held an urgent Cabinet meeting last night and instructed all agencies to seriously enforce the laws...
Tear gas hurled at protesters in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Dec 1 - Police have fired tear gas at protesters today in the Thai capital. Tear gas has been...
British ambassador expresses concerns over rising political tension
BANGKOK, 29 November 2013 British Ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent has expressed concerns over the impact of escalating political turmoil in Thailand. ...
PM tells foreign media she is in control of her government
BANGKOK, 29 Nov 2013 Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has told foreign media that she is the one in charge of...
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Dutch tourist reports €4,000 gold chain stolen after beach encounter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police are investigating the reported theft of a valuable gold chain belonging to a Dutch tourist following an encounter with a...
Armed beach confrontation stopped before violence erupts in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A potentially dangerous confrontation on Pattaya Beach was brought under control before violence could erupt after officers discovered a handgun during...
Nail trap on Pattaya motorway damages nearly 100 vehicles
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists traveling toward Pattaya faced major disruption on June 12 after hundreds of nails were reportedly found scattered across Motorway 7,...
Fear turns to relief as lost tourist child reunites with family in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A potentially frightening ordeal ended happily in the early hours of June 12 after a young foreign girl who became separated...
Drunk tourist refuses to pay Pattaya Walking Street bill, ends night at police station
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign tourist was handed over to police after allegedly refusing to pay a restaurant bill totaling 3,740 baht at a...