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Caretaker PM Yingluck dragged into rice subsidy scandal
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The embattled government is incapable of paying farmers for rice purchase under its highly-criticised subsidy scheme, according to a former...
Urgent meeting for ruling Pheu Thai members today
BANGKOK, Dec 6 – Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party is meeting specially today to plan the next move after an announcement by anti-government protesters...
Pheu Thai sees neither cabinet reshuffle nor parliament dissolution
BANGKOK, 17 November 2013 The ruling Pheu Thai Party has confirmed that there will neither be cabinet shakeup nor dissolution of parliament in order...
Democrat Party moves to remove PM Yingluck, two ministers
BANGKOK, Nov 16 – The Democrat Party has petitioned the Senate, seeking to impeach Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and two Cabinet members for corruption...
Opposition continues opposing THB 2-trillion loan bill
BANGKOK, 17 September 2013 The Opposition has expressed concerns that the 2-trillion-baht loan bill will increase the country’s public debt and it might lack...
Senate Speaker indifferent to opposition move to expel him
BANGKOK, Sept 7 – Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanich shrugged off an attempt by the opposition Democrat Party to expel him and insisted that he...
Thai Opposition moves to impeach cabinet
BANGKOK, July 1 - Thailand's Opposition lodged a petition today seeking to impeach the entire cabinet for allegedly violating the constitution in the handling...
Thai lawmakers debate controversial constitution amendments today
BANGKOK, April 1 – A joint parliamentary session is scheduled for today to deliberate three bills seeking to amend the current Constitution, which...
60 opposition MPs to debate against Bt2 trillion legislation
BANGKOK, March 27 – Thailand's opposition bloc has announced its plan for a parliamentary showdown, with 60 MPs lining up to debate against...
Opposition lambasts Parliament President
BANGKOK, 25 August 2011 – The opposition Democrat Party has called on Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont to reconsider himself and his duties after...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...