Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
PM seeks to release water into sea through parts of Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday conceded that the government is now seeking to release a bulk of floodwaters...
PM pleads for cooperation in flood crisis
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday urged all parties to unite to fight flood crisis and pledged to improve...
Thai government donates 6 million THB to help flood victims in...
BANGKOK, 19 October 2011 – The Thai government has contributed three million THB to Cambodia and Vietnam each, to support flood relief efforts in...
Military called in for flood rescue and coordination with foreign counterparts...
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has entrusted the Ministry of Defence to set up a coordinating center on use of aircraft for flood relief operations...
Prime Minister Yingluck reassures effectiveness of meaACsures to deal with upcoming...
BANGKOK, 15 October 2011 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra this morning revealed steps to protect Bangkok and other economic centers of the country from...
PM: Many provinces may be under water for two months
BANGKOK, Oct 12 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday that the floods which hit many provinces in north, northeastern and central regions...
Govt diverting water to sea to tackle flood in central provinces
BANGKOK, Oct 13 – Thailand’s National Flood Relief Centre on Thursday is to expedite water drainage through canals to the main rivers in the...
Flood rises in Nakhon Sawan after dykes damaged
NAHKON SAWAN, Oct 11 – Flooding increased in Nakhon Sawan in the past 24 hours after the flood embankment along the Chao Phraya River...
Foreign countries indicate readiness to assist Thai flood relief efforts
BANGKOK, 11 October 2011 - China and the United States have indicated their readiness to assist the Thai government in relieving repercussions from floods....
PM cancels overseas trips due to flood, orders evacuation in case...
BANGKOK, Oct 9 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra cancelled trips to Malaysia and Singapore, earlier scheduled next week due to the national flood situation...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
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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,...