Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Gov’t expands village fund scheme with new Bt15 billion injection
BANGKOK, Feb 15 – A fresh allocation of Bt15 billion will be granted to the village fund project to spur the economy at...
PM Yingluck urges trade-related agencies to push for 9% export growth...
BANGKOK, 15 February 2013 The Prime Minister has urged all trade-related agencies to help Thailand achieve a healthy export growth rate in 2013. ...
Gov’t forces in South wary of insurgents retaliation
BANGKOK, Feb 13 – Security agencies in Thailand’s far South have been warned to be on special alert for possible retaliation by insurgents following...
Low-cost carriers asked to fly to more destinations in ASEAN
BANGKOK, 13 February 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has assigned the Ministry of Transport and the Airports of Thailand to study the feasibility...
PM unveils Southeast Asia’s biggest wind energy farm
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Feb 13 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra officially launched Thailand’s first wind power project here, acclaimed as the largest in...
Thailand won’t withdraw candidacy to host World Expo 2020: PM
BANGKOK, Feb 12 -- Thailand will not withdraw its bid to host the World Exhibition in the year 2020 (World Expo 2020) as...
Nearly 3,000 volunteers posted in South for defence reinforcement
BANGKOK, FEB 12 – The cabinet today approved an Interior Ministry proposal to assign 2,700 territorial defence volunteers to Thailand’s far South to...
Terrorism report prompts alert at US consulate in Chiang Mai
BANGKOK, Feb 12 – Security has been reinforced at the United States consulate in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai following a report...
Activist Ratree thanks PM Yingluck for securing her release from Cambodia
BANGKOK, 12 January 2013 Thai Patriots Network activist Ratree Pipattanapaiboon has expressed her gratitude to the Prime Minister for helping secure her release...
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