Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra
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...
Cabinet extends emergency decree for another two months
BANGKOK, July 12 – The Cabinet on Tuesday extended the emergency decree in Thailand’s violence-plagued southern border provinces for another 60 days, outgoing...
Yingluck denies reports of Thaksin appointment as trade envoy
BANGKOK, July 6 - Thailand's prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday denied media reports that her brother, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, would be...
Abhisit again rolls Democrat campaign bus into Pattaya
About 2,000 government supporters again welcomed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as he made another campaign push through the Pattaya area. ...
Suthep: Democrat Party popularity rising
BANGKOK, June 24 - Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday said the popularity of the Democrat Party is gradually rising as the...
Abhisit pleads with electorate to help Democrats win over 250 seats
BANGKOK, June 24 -- Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday appealed to the electorate in the capital to choose Democrat candidates to...
Democrat Party going ahead with rally at Ratchaprasong
BANGKOK, June 20 - Thailand's Democrat Party will press ahead with a major election campaign rally at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection on Thursday, at...
Abhisit campaigns in South; Yingluck celebrates 44th birthday
BANGKOK, June 21 - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and senior executives from his Democrat party--Thailand's oldest--began campaigning Tuesday in their historic stronghold, the country's...
Activists seek DSI lawsuit against top list candidate of Pheu Thai...
BANGKOK, June 21 - Activists on Tuesday asked the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to take legal action against Yingluck Shinawatra, youngest sister...
Yellow Shirt leader rejects airport seizure charges
BANGKOK, June 6 - Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), also known as the Yellow Shirt movement,...
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Pattaya sees temperature drop with strong winds this week
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Meteorological Department reports a 1-2°C temperature drop with strong winds in the Northeast, while the North, Central, Eastern, Bangkok, and...
Prime Minister assures prompt relief for residents in flood-hit southern province
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Tuesday (Dec 17) to assess...
Constitutional Court rejects petition alleging favoritism toward Thaksin in hospital stay on 14th floor
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Constitutional Court unanimously dismissed a petition accusing the Justice Minister and the Department of Corrections of misconduct and favoritism in...
Toyota Chairman reaffirms commitment to Thailand’s automotive industry during visit with Prime Minister
BANGKOK, Thailand – Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, met with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House to discuss the future of...
Prime Minister acknowledges Election Commission summons over ‘Thaksin Influence’ allegation
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has acknowledged the Election Commission (EC)’s summons inviting her, as leader of the Pheu Thai Party, to...