Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Pongthep: Elections can be held again and again, if disrupted
BANGKOK, Jan 31 – Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana has asserted that elections in troubled or disrupted constituencies can be organised again after...
Court accepts PDRC’s petition for emergency law revocation
BANGKOK, 30 January 2014 The Civil Court has agreed to deliberate a motion submitted by a core leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee...
Britain urges Thailand to uphold democracy
BANGKOK, 30 January 2014 British Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged Thailand to uphold democracy as political violence escalates ahead of the general election. ...
Yingluck pleads for Thai public’s chances to vote
BANGKOK, Jan 30 - Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged all related agencies to cooperate in organising Sunday's general election in an attempt...
Anti-graft body to probe Yingluck on rice charges
BANGKOK, Jan 29 – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has vowed to speed up its investigation of the caretaker prime minister on charges of...
PDRC seeks court order to revoke emergency decree
BANGKOK, 27 January 2014 The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has petitioned the Civil Court for an order to have the emergency decree withdrawn...
Private anti-graft group demands tough action on rice subsidy plan
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Thailand’s Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) today called for an assets seizure of 74 politicians and their families who have plunged the...
Caretaker PM, Election Commission to discuss rescheduling snap poll
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Thailand's caretaker prime minister and the country's Election Commission (EC) chairman are scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss the possibility...
Northeastern farmers plan road blockade to demand payment from govt
NAKHON RATCHSIMA, Jan 25 –Twenty farmer organisations in Thailand’s Northeast have threatened to block a highway in the province to press the government to...
Military told to guard armaments against unauthorized use
BANGKOK, 24 January 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday told the military to exercise caution in guarding its armaments, to prevent the weapons...
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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,...