Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Caretaker PM Yingluck dragged into rice subsidy scandal
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The embattled government is incapable of paying farmers for rice purchase under its highly-criticised subsidy scheme, according to a former...
Protesters threaten to strengthen anti-govt movement
BANGKOK, Jan 15 – An anti-government group has vowed to escalate their movement if the government insists on holding the general election on Feb...
EC might seek court advice if PM rejects poll deferral request
BANGKOK, 13 January 2014 The Election Commission (EC) has admitted that if the Prime Minister turns down its previous suggestion to postpone the February...
PM to hold talks on poll adjournment on Jan 15
BANGKOK, 13 January 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has assigned her deputy Pongthep Thepkanchana to invite all relevant parties to a discussion about the...
Govt establishes war room to monitor mass rallies on 13 Jan
BANGKOK, 12 January 2014 The government has set up a command center to observe anti-government mass rallies in Bangkok on 13 January and assured...
Prime Minister assures safety for Bangkokians during protest
BANGKOK, 10 January 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has insisted that safety is the government’s top priority during the planned occupation of Bangkok next...
Number of visitors to lower by more than 200,000 during PDRC’s...
BANGKOK, 10 January 2014 The PDRC's rallies shutdown are expected to lower the number of tourists by more than 200,000, says the Tourism Authority...
Bt130 billion in loans needed to continue rice subsidy project
BANGKOK, Jan 9 – The caretaker government will seek permission from the Election Commission (EC) to borrow Bt130 billion to buy rice from farmers...
PM believes the military will not stage coup d’etat
BANGKOK, 8 January 2013 The Prime Minister believes that the military will not stage a coup d'etat, saying it is not the best solution...
NACC to indict 308 MPs, senators over charter rewrite bill on...
BANGKOK, 7 January 2014 The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has concluded that 308 MPs and senators are guilty of malfeasance after they voted...
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Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
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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,...