Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Shadow cabinet slams government’s one-year performance
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party on Friday gave the Yingluck Shinawatra government a ‘thumbs-down’ for failing to carry out six...
Forbes ranks PM Yingluck 30th among World’s 100 Most Powerful Women...
BANGKOK, Aug 23 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ranked the 30th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in...
PM Yingluck visited the newly-built dyke at Navanakorn Industrial Promotion Zone
PATHUM THANI, 11 August 2012 – The Prime Minister has taken part in the system test of the 1.2-billion-baht, newly-built dyke at the Navanakorn...
Yuthasak visits Pattani, inspecting response to southern problems
BANGKOK, Aug 10 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa on Friday flew to the southern province of Pattani to inspect police, military and...
Pattaya, Chonburi prepare for HM the Queen’s 80th birthday
Pattaya will employ parades, candles and awards in its contribution to a national celebration of HM Queen Sirikit’s 80th birthday. ...
PM Yingluck urged for total control of Hand-Foot-Mouth disease spread
BANGKOK, 28 July 2012 – The Prime Minister has urged health officials to make sure that the spread of the Hand-Foot-and-Mouth disease is...
Mob fights back against rock thrower
Sattahip police had to rescue a mentally disturbed man from the clutches of an angry mob after he was caught throwing rocks at...
Laem Chabang port expansion delayed
Residents from 4 Chonburi districts protest the planned Phase 3 expansion of Laem Chabang port. Officials have temporarily suspended the 120 billion baht expansion...
Cabinet approves controversial infrastructure projects
Sukhumvit tunnel, Laem Chabang expansion among projects to get funding The Cabinet’s recent two-day meeting in Pattaya resulted in the approval of...
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PATTAYA, Thailand - On February 10, the monks of the Walk for Peace journey entered the heart of Washington, D.C., concluding a 15-week, 3,700-kilometer...
Street fights in Pattaya why violence keeps erupting and where the police are when...
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Thailand tightens price checks before Chinese New Year as food costs fall nationwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce has increased price monitoring and inspections ahead of the Chinese New Year festival, noting that most goods...
Why foreign prostitutes keep returning to Pattaya Beach and why arrests are likely to...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite periodic crackdowns by authorities, Pattaya Beach remains stuck in a familiar cycle: arrests are made, headlines are issued, and within...
Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...