Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
All schools in Thailand’s southernmost provinces reopen normally
YALA, Dec 17 -- All schools in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala as well as four districts of Songkhla...
Thailand faces acute labour shortage; mass repatriation of migrant workers looms
BANGKOK, Dec 14 – Thailand faces an imminent acute labour shortage with more than one million migrant workers expected to be repatriated this...
Southern teachers welcome PM Yingluck’s gesture of assistance
PATTANI, Dec 14 – Teachers in three insurgency troubled provinces in Thailand’s far South were satisfied to a certain extent after Prime Minister...
Hesitating deputy premier decides to make southern trip
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung today admitted anxiety over his latest assignment to fight against the southern insurgency, saying...
Army chief says money alone cannot end southern insurgency
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Without civic cooperation, the decade-long violence in Thailand’s far South will not be resolved despite the government’s allocation of...
Awareness of Gender Equality in Preparation for the ASEAN Community
The Government is attaching great importance to promoting gender equality, as part of its campaign to increase the public’s awareness of the ASEAN...
China presses hard on high-speed rail projects in Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 8 – China has reaffirmed its determination to invest in a high-speed rail system in Thailand as clearly stated in an...
Master plan to fight southern insurgency unveiled soon
BANGKOK, Dec 7 – A comprehensive counter-insurgency plan under the government’s Bt13 billion budget to tackle mounting security problems in Thailand’s Muslim-majority far...
Mayor distributes scholarship, tablet computers
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome awarded 100,000 baht in scholarships and handed out the first of more than 1,200 tablet computers to Pattaya first graders....
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More tourists, but are they spending as Pattaya pins its hopes on Thailand’s modest...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Thailand’s state planners lift their 2026 growth forecast to 2.0%, the question for Pattaya is not whether the economy is...
Thailand, the ‘Land of the Free’, and the growing boldness of gold shop robbers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand proudly brands itself as the “Land of the Free,” a phrase rooted in history and national identity. Yet for many...
Thailand out of the ICU as investment surges and Finance Minister eyes 3-plus percent...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s economy has emerged from what officials describe as its most dangerous phase, with growth momentum returning faster than expected and...
Pattaya hosts Burapa Pattaya Bike Week 2026, celebrating freedom, friendship, and biker culture
PATTAYA, Thailand – Poramet Ngampichet, Mayor of Pattaya, presided over the official opening ceremony of Burapa Pattaya Bike Week & Wheels of Nostalgia 2026...
Pattaya sees isolated storms as cooler mornings linger across upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai Meteorological Department forecasts partly unsettled weather for Pattaya and Thailand’s eastern seaboard, with isolated thunderstorms expected while cooler conditions persist...