Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
PM: Conclusion on curfew in deep South should be reached Friday
BANGKOK, Feb 11 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed concerned agencies to come to a conclusion whether to impose curfews in selected...
Ministry of Water” begins to take shape
BANGKOK, 10 February 2013 The government has commenced its work on the establishment of the “Ministry of Water”, as proposed by Deputy Prime...
Security tightened in Yala following Sunday car bomb
YALA, 10 FEBRUARY 2013 Security has been tightened further in Thailand’s restive southern border region after the latest car bomb killed more soldiers,...
World Islamic body nods to Thailand’s tackling of southern violence
BANGKOK, Feb 8 – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has responded positively to Thailand’s successive solutions to the long-standing violence in three...
PM: 2013 will be the Year of Thailand
BANGKOK, Feb 9 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said she wants 2013 to be the Year of Thailand, where the...
PM Yingluck: “Thai economic outlook appears promising”
BANGKOK, 10 February 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is positive that the Thai economic outlook will continue to be promising, due to expanding...
Thai PM complimented for strengthening Thai-Chinese ties
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu today praised Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her outstanding role in fostering stronger relations...
PM assigns security agencies to consider pros & cons of limited...
BANGKOK, Feb 7 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday assigned the country’s security agencies to consider the pros and cons of imposing...
PM insists Finance Minister Kittiratt stay on as economic chief
BANGKOK, Feb 5 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra stood firm today that her deputy Kittiratt Na-Ranong must remain head of the government’s economic...
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...