Tag: Pridiyathorn Devakula
Govt to set up committee to study national oil corp idea
Bangkok - Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has revealed the government will appoint a special committee to study the feasibility of establishing a national...
Deputy PM outlines government’s investment strategy in Chonburi
Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula outlined the government’s strategies to make Thailand Southeast Asia’s center of international trade at a forum in Chonburi. ...
Deputy PM Pridiyathorn is Thai government’s richest minister: NACC
BANGKOK, Oct 31 -- Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula, who oversees economic affairs, has declared assets totalling over 1 billion baht, making him the...
Government laying new economic foundation
BANGKOK, Oct 29 -- The government is laying a new economic foundation by adjusting promotional privileges for investors and applying information technology to develop...
PM reaffirms her resignation would breach charter
BANGKOK, 7 February 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has responded to the demand by former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula...
Caretaker PM Yingluck shuts option for neutral, non-elected premier
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted today that the law did not allow a non-MP to take the helm of...
Better growth foreseen in 2014 global exports
BANGKOK, 6 November 2013 M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula expects more growth in the world's exports in the year 2014. Thailand’s GDP, he said, should grow...
Political conflict drags Thai economy down, reducing growth to 3.5-4% next...
BANGKOK, Nov 5 - Leading Thai economists say the ongoing political conflicts will dampen the country's growth which is forecast at 3.5-4 per cent...
Calls for rice scheme review get louder
BANGKOK, Oct 15 – Several leading members of Thai society today called on the government to revise its highly-criticised rice pledging scheme which has...
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Obituary: Les Edmonds
PATTAYA, Thailand - It is with deep sorrow that the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) announces the passing of Les Edmonds, a valued and...
Road Rage Shadows Songkran Spirit – Knife-wielding pickup driver chases rider trying to help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Even in the heart of Thailand’s beloved Songkran festival — a time meant to celebrate family, compassion, and community — the...
Early Songkran celebrations soak Pattaya streets — tourists advised to stay alert when stepping...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The water fights have already begun in Pattaya, even before the official Wan Lai (April 19), turning the city's beachfront and...
Pattaya Beach soaked in Songkran fun as night water fights begin early between Soi...
PATTAYA, Thailand – As night fell on Pattaya Beach, the festive chaos of Songkran kicked off in full force. From Soi 7 to Soi...
Sidecar vendors without permits removed from Pattaya streets, PVC launchers confiscated
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers have launched a crackdown on unauthorized sidecar vendors operating in public spaces without proper permits. The operation aimed...