Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Cabinet meeting to kick off in Koh Samui
SURAT THANI, Oct 20 – The cabinet meeting will begin on the resort island of Koh Samui in the southern province of Surat...
Security tightened at Monday cabinet meeting venue
SURAT THANI, Oct 21 – Security has been tightened at Suratthani Rajabhat University, the venue for Monday’s cabinet meeting in this southern province....
PM firm on proceeding with rice pledging scheme
BANGKOK, Oct 18 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted today that Thailand’s government-to-government rice deals are legitimate and that the rice pledging scheme...
Thai PM holds talks with Bahrain, Pakistan leaders
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 17 – Thailand and Bahrain have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation on food, energy and financial activities, Thai government spokeswoman...
Thai PM favours pan-Asia cooperation for regional development, prosperity
KUWAIT, Oct 17 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called for increased connectivity among Asian countries by improving infrastructure and building the trans-Asian...
Cambodian embassy opens for book signing, condolences for ‘King-Father’s death
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - The Cambodian embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday opened its premises for members of the public to sign a condolence...
Pattaya-area farmers OK with chaos in Thai rice market
While academics, economists and politicians all agree that Thailand’s government rice-purchasing system is broken, it should come as no surprise that Pattaya-area farmers...
PM meets top bureaucrats in Pattaya
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra marked the one-year anniversary of her Pheu Thai government by meeting in Pattaya with 31 top ministry officials to...
Thailand set to boost Halal food industry with Kuwait: PM
KUWAIT, Oct 16 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reaffirmed close ties between Thailand and Kuwait and pledged that Thailand is ready to...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...