Tag: Pheu Thai
Thailand gets first female prime minister
BANGKOK, Aug 5 - Thailand's House of Representatives voted 296-3 for Yingluck Shinawatra, a top-party list Pheu Thai MP and sister of ousted...
New cabinet lineup expected 1-2 weeks after election results endorsed: Yingluck
Thailand’s prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday said the list of cabinet members should be done in one or two weeks after the...
EC announces Thailand’s official 2011 General Election result
BANGKOK, July 5 -- Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has announced the official result of Sunday's general election after the announcement was delayed from...
US congratulates Thailand for election result
BANGKOK, 4 July 2011 – The United States has congratulated Thailand for a high voter turnout in the Sunday general election and says...
Outgoing PM Abhisit calls it quits after election defeat
BANGKOK, July 4 - Outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced his resignation as Democrat Party leader after his party's loss to the opposition...
Pheu Thai leader forming five-party coalition gov’t with 299 seats
BANGKOK, July 4 – Pheu Thai party leader Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday announced that her party, which gained a majority of votes in the...
PAD calls for dissolution of 5 parties
BANGKOK, 2 July 2011 – The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has petitioned the Election Commission (EC) for the disbandment of five political...
Thaksin not involved in forming new government: Yingluck
BANGKOK, June 24 - Top Pheu Thai Party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday dismissed allegations by the Democrat Party that her brother,...
Early poll shows Pheu Thai leads in Chonburi, 45.6% undecided
The Pheu Thai Party has a narrow lead in Chonburi over the Democratic and Chonburi Power parties, but nearly half the electorate remains undecided,...
Thaksin’s sister rides iPad2 wave as election heats up
BUNG KAN, June 6 - Yingluck Shinawatra, candidate for premier from Thailand's main opposition party, the Pheu Thai, on Monday turned the hype...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...