Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Additional 300 megawatts of Thailand’s electricity use forecasted for April 5
TRAT, March 31 - An additional 300 megawatts of Thailand's electricity usage is predicted for April 5, according to Electricity Generating Authority of...
Private sector requests state support to make Thai industries more economically-friendly
CHACHOENGSAO, 31 MARCH 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has chaired the regional meeting of the Joint Public-Private Committee to solve economic problems (JPPC) ahead...
Green industries to be promoted in provinces surrounding Suvarnabhumi
CHACHOENGSAO, 31 MARCH 2013 The government plans to develop green industrial areas in a number of central provinces to support the growth of Suvarnabhumi...
Five central provinces get THB100 mn each to boost infrastructure
BANGKOK, 31 March 2013 The Cabinet has approved a budget of 100 million baht for each of the five provinces in the mid-central...
Security chief: Still too early for dialogue to stop southern violence
BANGKOK, March 30 – Thailand’s national security chief admitted that the ongoing peace talks with Muslim insurgents will not suspend militants’ attacks and...
Minor progress in KL peace talks, sets April 29 for next...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 – Thailand and Muslim insurgents from the South have reached an agreement on a terms of reference (TOR) for...
PM says loan bill is transparent and beneficial to Thais
BANGKOK, 28 March 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the 2.2 trillion loan bill is intended to raise Thailand's competitive edge as well as...
Thai PM stresses transparency in spending loans
BANGKOK, March 28 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gave reassurances in Parliament today that the spending of Bt2 trillion in loans for Thailand’s...
60 opposition MPs to debate against Bt2 trillion legislation
BANGKOK, March 27 – Thailand's opposition bloc has announced its plan for a parliamentary showdown, with 60 MPs lining up to debate against...
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Suspected drug user takes toy shop worker hostage with knife and scissors in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police rescued a 31-year-old toy shop employee after a man armed with a knife and scissors held her hostage at a...
Pattaya apartment stabbing leaves British man seriously injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 39-year-old British man was seriously injured in a knife attack at an apartment in Pattaya’s Khao Talo area on September...
Large king cobra slips into Sattahip home during rain
SATTAHIP, Thailand – A huge black king cobra measuring almost 5 meters long was found inside a resident’s home in Bang Saray, Sattahip, Chonburi,...
Rayong flooding closes Sukhumvit Route 3 through Klaeng
RAYONG, Thailand – Flooding has made several sections of Sukhumvit Route 3 in Klaeng district, Rayong, impassable following heavy rain on September 28, with...
Rayong flooding forces rescue of residents and thousands of pigs
RAYONG, Thailand – Floodwater from Prasae Reservoir swept into riverside communities in Rayong on September 28, inundating homes and fruit orchards and forcing rescuers...