Tag: Democrat Party
Thai opposition firm on ending rice pledging scheme
Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party has repeated its call for the government to withdraw the controversial rice pledging scheme, insisting that mounting losses will definitely...
Pheu Thai fields Yuranunt in Bangkok by-election
BANGKOK, May 14 – Pheu Thai party-list MP Yuranunt Pamornmontri will run in the upcoming by-election in Bangkok’s Don Mueang constituency. ...
Censure debate expected second week of November
BANGKOK, Oct 25 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said a censure debate lodged against the Yingluck Shinawatra administration is expected on the second...
Savills opens new Pattaya office
Democrat Party Deputy Leader Korn Chatikavanij (3rd left) recently presided over the official opening of the new offices of Savills Co. Ltd. The...
Deputy PM Yuthasak asserts government gives priority to southern problem
BANGKOK, Sept 22 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa on Saturday asserted the government has given priority to solving the problems of the...
PM: Opposition’s proposed solutions on South useful
BANGKOK, Sept 19 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said results from Tuesday’s meeting with her predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva on solutions to the southern unrest...
Government, Opposition meetings to counter insurgency: Chalerm
BANGKOK, Sept 19 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Wednesday that a video conference between opposition Democrat Party and senior security officials...
Democrat Suthep cleared from allegation, retains MP status
BANGKOK, Sept 18 – Former Thai deputy premier Suthep Thuagsuban was saved from the axe today as the Senate voted 95 to 40...
PM to chair southern violence meeting; invites opposition to join
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Wednesday that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra agreed to chair a meeting on Thailand's southern...
Democrat kingpin Suthep to quit politics if impeached by Senate
BANGKOK, July 27 - Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban of the Democrat Party said on Friday that he will retire from politics...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...