Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Rice farmers encouraged to grow cassava and sugar cane to boost...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said the move to reduce the pledging price per ton of rice is to reflect...
US Health & Human Services Secretary and Prime Minister Yingluck discuss...
BANGKOK, 19th June 2013 Kathleen Sebelius, the US Health & Human Services Secretary, has met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the parliament building...
Army chief visits Pattani to follow up security operations
BANGKOK, June 19 - Thailand's army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is visiting the restive southern province of Pattani today to inspect security operations in...
PM says losing 37-year Don Mueang constituency ‘not a big loss’
BANGKOK, June 17 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said today that several factors led to the ruling Pheu Thai party’s defeat in yesterday’s by-election...
PM backs Unilever on green businesses
BANGKOK, 18 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pledges to give her full support to Unilever’s projects to promote green businesses and uplift the...
PM to British businessmen: Thai politics is stable
BANGKOK, 18 June 2013 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has confirmed that Thailand has political stability and strong relations with the neighboring countries, which...
Qatar lifts ban on Thai poultry
BANGKOK, 14 June 2013 According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Qatar has lifted an import ban on Thai poultry products, effective since June...
PM meets national contingent to 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts...
BANGKOK, 13 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told Thai athletes who will participate in the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in...
Chalerm says Akeyuth’s death unrelated to politics
BANGKOK, June 12 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung today abruptly ruled out any political motive behind the death of businessman Akeyuth Anchanbutr. ...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
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...