Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Furious rubber farmers vow to renew rally next Saturday
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Sept 7 – Rubber growers in 10 southern provinces have announced that they will demonstrate again next Saturday to protest the...
Myanmar’s parliamentary speaker visits PM Yingluck
BANGKOK, 5th September 2013 Myanmar's parliamentary speaker for the Union Assembly's Upper House Khin Aung Myint has paid a courtesy visit to Prime...
Police close Phetkasem Rd after clashes with protesters
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, Sept 6 -- Forensic police collected evidence on Phetkasem Road in Prachuap Khiri Khan after clashes last night between police and...
Nine-day road blockade in South costs Bt3 billion
BANGKOK, Sept 5 – The blockade of roads in Thailand’s southern region since August 27 by rubber growers’ protesting falling rubber prices has cost...
PM Yingluck launches “Water for Life” exhibition at Siam Discovery
BANGKOK, 5 September 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday launched the "Water for Life" exhibition at Siam Discovery mall in Bangkok, to...
PM supports plans to boost China-ASEAN ties
NANNING, 3 September 2013 (NNT) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra addressed delegates at the China-ASEAN Expo 2013, saying that Thailand will continue to improve...
Thailand eyes exporting more fruit to China
NANNING, Sept 3 - Thailand wants to export more fruit to China, as Thai fruit remains the country's number one favourite with an export...
China to buy 1 million tons of Thai rice
BANGKOK, 3 September 2013 China has agreed to buy 1 million tons of rice from Thailand, while expressing its interest in the Thai...
Agriculture ministry to handle rubber farmers’ woes
BANGKOK, 27 August 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to tackle the problems of rubber farmers who...
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Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...
Fire breaks out at scrap storage home in Pattaya’s Khao Talo Soi 3
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a house used for storing old items in Soi Khao Talo 3, East Pattaya, prompting an...