Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Special Report: Government’s new populist program to air on July 6
Finalists chosen to take part in the government’s populist scheme “Roi Mua Sarng Muang” are set to present their self-initiated development projects in a...
Opposition slams new cabinet reshuffle
BANGKOK, June 27 - Thailand's Opposition Democrat Party slammed the upcoming cabinet reshuffle today, saying it was a reaction to the heavily-criticised rice pledging...
Court halts Bt350 billion water management project
BANGKOK, June 27 – The Administrative Court today suspended the government’s mega water management project pending a compulsory environmental impact assessment (EIA) and public...
Thailand, Vietnam boosting bilateral strategic partnership
BANGKOK, June 26 -- Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership while expanding cooperation in various fields...
Thailand monitors haze situation in South, carries issue to ASEAN
BANGKOK, June 25 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday instructed her foreign minister to discuss with ASEAN counterparts to respond to the...
Thailand’s human trafficking efforts remain poor
MANILA, June 21 – Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul today blamed red tape as the major reason behind Thailand’s failure to be...
PM adamant rice pledging scheme will go on
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has confirmed the government will carry on the rice pledging scheme and has instructed relevant...
PM asks attorney general to appeal NSC chief’s case
BANGKOK, June 20 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday assigned the Attorney General to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court against the lower...
PM: Corrupt officials in rice scheme will be severely punished
BANGKOK, June 19 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra vowed to take “ultimate” legal action against those found cheating in the rice pledging scheme. ...
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Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...
Buriram dealer accused of selling flood-damaged car as ‘good condition’
BURIRAM, Thailand – A woman married to a foreign national has filed a police complaint against a well-known used-car dealership in Buriram, alleging she...
Health worker transferred after allegedly drinking beer while treating elderly patient
SAKON NAKHON, Thailand – A health clinic director in northeastern Thailand has been temporarily transferred pending an official investigation after photographs circulating online appeared...
Seniors need to keep moving was the message to the Pattaya City Expats Club...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Barry Jones told members of the Pattaya City Expats Club on Wednesday, June 17, that regular movement and strength training are...
Every ATM withdrawal tells a Pattaya tourism story
PATTAYA, Thailand – A tourist stops at an ATM, withdraws a few thousand baht, and heads off to enjoy another day in Pattaya. It...