Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand announces new Minister of Tourism
Career politician and former provincial governor Somsak Pureesrisak has been appointed Minister of Tourism and Sports, effective April 9. He replaces the late...
Thai PM: Intelligence for South to be stepped up
BANGKOK, April 24 – The Thai government has instructed agencies concerned to improve their intelligence gathering system to boost security for state forces...
PM attending 22nd ASEAN Summit in Brunei
BANGKOK, April 24 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra leaves Bangkok today for Brunei to attend the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan...
PM Yingluck orders swift release of Phra Viharn hearings summary to...
Bangkok, 23 April, (NNT) Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed the Foreign Ministry to swiftly release a summary of the Phra Viharn hearings to...
Chalerm declares leniency for southern insurgency suspects
BANGKOK, April 22 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung promised today to revoke arrest warrants for those implicated in southern insurgency and charged...
Special Report: Thailand stepping up measures to prevent H7N9 virus
Thailand is stepping up measures in preventing the new strain of bird flu called H7N9 virus, which has been found in China, while...
Beach trash collector loses leg to bomb blast in Pattani
PATTANI, April 18 – A home-made bomb in a corrugated cardboard box exploded as a cleaning worker opened it near a beach in...
PM conveys condolences on Boston blasts
BANGKOK, 16 April 2013 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has offered condolences to the U.S. over the bomb blasts in Boston. Meanwhile, Thai...
Leading opposition MP labels Thai amnesty law as time bomb
BANGKOK, Apr 15 – The Thai government’s move to issue an amnesty law may lead to political unrest in the country, a former...
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Little Guangzhou in Rayong faces legal and ecological crossroads over data centre investments
PATTAYA, Thailand - Located at the strategic heart of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Pluak Daeng district in Rayong is undergoing a profound structural...
Annie Strode Shares Practical Steps for Aging with Vitality at PCEC
PATTAYA, Thailand - Annie Strode encouraged members and guests of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) to take a proactive approach to healthy aging during...
French father and two sons found alive after drifting at sea overnight off Koh...
SURAT THANI, Thailand – A French father and his two young sons were found alive after spending the night stranded at sea following a...
Indian tourist reunited with phone after leaving it in Bolt car
BANGKOK, Thailand – An Indian tourist was reunited with a mobile phone after accidentally leaving it in a Bolt car while travelling to Don...
Chinese tourist gets new flight after Trip.com cancellation error at Don Mueang
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Chinese tourist received help from Don Mueang Tourist Police after a cancelled flight booked through Trip.com left the traveller unable...