Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
PM making official introductory visit to Indonesia
BANGKOK, Sept 12 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday departed Bangkok for Indonesia on a one day official visit--her first to Jakarta--to strengthen...
PM pledges to eradicate 80% of drugs within one year
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday launched an anti-narcotics operation as a national agenda with the aim to eradicate...
Yingluck declares 6 war-on-drugs stratagems
BANGKOK, 11 September 2011- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra presided over the national ‘War on Drugs’ agenda at the government house, addressing Deputy MP, Minister...
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...
Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more...
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...
Rice pledging won’t favour particular groups: Commerce Minister
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - The Thai government's rice mortgage scheme will not be applied to pull rice prices higher in order to benefit the...
Flooding impacts consumer confidence in August
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - Thailand's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in August dropped to 73.8 from 74.4 in the previous month, the first decline in...
Thai PM to kick off first overseas trip this weekend
BANGKOK, Sept 8 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make her first overseas trip since assuming office this weekend with introductory visits to...
NSC sec-gen disappointed for being victim of political abuse
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 – Mr Tawin Pleansri has expressed his disappointment for being removed from the post of secretary-general to the National Security...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
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,...