Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra
Red Shirts mark 5th anniversary of 2006 coup
BANGKOK, Sept 18 - Red Shirt loyalists the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) gathered Sunday at the Democracy Monument in the Thai...
FDA to burn illegal drugs worth Bt2.5 bln
BANGKOK, Sept 16 – More than 800kg of illicit drugs, seized in over 130,000 cases, will be burnt at the Bang Pa-in industrial estate...
UDD to hold anti-coup rally on 18 Sep
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 – The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) is prepared to demonstrate at the Democracy Monument on 18 September...
PM pledges to secure release of 2 detained Thai activists
BANGKOK, Sept 14 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday said she has not received official confirmation from Cambodia over the possible release...
Chalerm pledges no violation of law in govt’s anti-drug campaign
BANGKOK, Sept 15 - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday promised that the Thai government's recently-launched campaign against narcotics will follow the...
Kasit: Cambodia should respect Thai court procedure to bring Thaksin to...
BANGKOK, 14 September 2011 - Former Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said that Cambodian Prime Minister Somdech Hunsen should respect the Thai justice system regarding...
Thailand to promote tourism cooperation with Indonesia
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 - Thailand will promote tourism cooperation with Indonesia after leaders of the two countries have agreed on the move. ...
Cabinet approves another reshuffle in key ministries
BANGKOK, Sept 13 - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the latest transfer of senior government officials in another major reshuffle in key ministries and...
Brunei keen to buy more rice from Thailand: PM
BRUNEI, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Sunday that Brunei is interested in importing more Thai jasmine rice, she reported...
PM to seek release of two Thai activists jailed in Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 10 - During her one day official visit to Phnom Penh on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plans to seek the release...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officials arrested 54-year-old Nang Kham Pakham at a restaurant near the entrance of Jomtien Soi 4, who was found to...
Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...