Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Thai civic groups seek dissolution of Pheu Thai Party
BANGKOK, Feb 21 – Two social activist groups have called on Thailand's Election Commission (EC) to recommend dissolution of the Pheu Thai Party following...
PM Yingluck criticises NACC’s charges against her
BANGKOK, Feb 20 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today deplored the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for hurriedly gathering charges of neglect of duty...
Farmers scale up protest at MOC by not allowing staff to...
BANGKOK, 20 February 2014 Farmers scaled up their protest at the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday by not allowing ministry officials to enter. ...
Farmers blockade Commerce Ministry, push for Yingluck ouster
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Outraged farmers sealed off all entrances to the Commerce Ministry today and announced an unending demonstration until caretaker Prime Minister...
PDRC to follow PM everywhere she goes
BANGKOK, 19 February 2014 The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) is planning further mass rallies against the government and has vowed to follow the...
Caretaker PM Yingluck summoned to acknowledge charges in rice subsidies
BANGKOK, Feb 18 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) unanimously decided today to summon caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to acknowledge charges of neglect...
Suthep declares war on PM, protesters rally at Defence Permanent Secretary’s...
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban is leading demonstrators from all rally sites in Bangkok to the Office of the Defence Permanent...
PM assures rice farmers of govt’s sincerity
BANGKOK, 18 February 2014 The Prime Minister has assured rice farmers of the government’s sincere intention to solve problems in its rice support scheme,...
Suthep leads protesters to Government House
BANGKOK, Feb 18 -- Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban led People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) supporters to Government House this morning in an attempt...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...