Tag: Political Crisis
NCPO putting distance learning via satellite method into practice
Suphanburi, 25 August 2014 - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is moving to put into practice the program of distance learning...
Special Report: NCPO chief asks Thais to work together to achieve...
Head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) General Prayuth Chan-ocha has stressed that the NCPO would not interfere in the reform...
HM the King endorses Gen Prayuth’s appointment as PM
BANGKOK, 25 August 2014 – His Majesty the King has given a royal command appointing Army Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha as the 29th Prime...
NCPO allows 12 satellite TV stations return to air
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) which seized power in Thailand on May 22, has given the go...
Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha royally appointed 29th Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of Thailand's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), received a royal command appointing him the...
Businessmen, academics support Gen Prayuth as new PM
Businessmen as well as academics on Thursday threw their full support behind Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, leader of the National Council for Peace and Order...
Gen Prayuth says he’s unworried about new post as Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 21 -- Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, unanimously elected as Thailand’s 29th prime minister early Thursday, said he was “not worried” about his new...
Special Report: Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha’s road to Prime Minister
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha studied at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (AFAPS) Class 12, Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Class 63, and National...
NCPO urges concrete action plan on tackling illegal ivory trade
BANGKOK, 19 August 2014 – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to lay...
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The claim that Thailand could become a failed state raises its head again
A recent article in the Bangkok Post has re-ignited the debate about Thailand’s future. Senior officials in the travel and real estate sectors have...
Pattaya City and Banglamung District address public land recovery and flooding issues
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet and Banglamung District Chief Patcharaphat Sritanyanon chaired an urgent meeting to discuss solutions for several critical issues, including...
Pattaya’s Walking Street becomes scene of brutal confrontation as tourist beaten by nightclub bouncer
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign tourist was severely beaten by a bouncer at a nightclub on Pattaya's Walking Street, leaving him unconscious in the...
Gold stolen from Pattaya apartment after woman forgets to lock door
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 23-year-old woman, Ms. Kevalin, reported to the press on March 3 after her apartment was broken into, and nearly 30,000...
35 THB/USD possible with foreign fund flows continuing to exit Thai capital markets, positive...
PATTAYA, Thailand – This week, the Thai baht is expected to fluctuate within the range of 33.75 to 34.80 THB/USD. In the next 24...