Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Caretaker PM mum on proposed mediation to end political impasse
BANGKOK, March 18 - Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today declined to respond regarding whether the caretaker government would join the independent agency proposed...
Suranand: Tawil will be reinstated in 45 days
BANGKOK, 14 March 2014 Prime minister's secretary-general Suranand Vejjajiva has confirmed that the order to reinstate Tawil Pleansri as the chief of the National...
Cabinet to consider lifting emergency decree next week
BANGKOK, March 14 - National Security Council (NSC) chief Lt Gen Paradorn Pattanathabut said today that the Center for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO)...
Unhappy farmers dump rice, obstruct Finance Ministry entrances
BANGKOK, March 13 - Farmers rallying at the Finance Ministry were dissatisfied with their discussions with officials, and in frustration dumped rice obstructing five...
NACC gives PM more time to defend rice charges
BANGKOK, 14 March 2014 The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has given Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to defend her charges...
CMPO to let Emergency Executive Decree expire and reinstate Internal Security...
BANGKOK, 14 March 2014 The Center for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) resolved on Thursday to let the Emergency Executive Decree in use over...
Drought looms in Thailand’s lower northeast
CHAIYAPHUM, March 13 – Many parts of Thailand's lower northeastern provinces have started to face severe water shortages, with ten districts having so far...
PM given 15 more days to defend against rice charges
BANGKOK, March 13 - Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Thursday resolved to extend the dateline for caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to defend...
Charter Court dismisses PDRC’s request on government status
BANGKOK, 13 Mar 2014 -- The Constitutional Court has dismissed the People’s Democratic Reform Committee's request that it rule on Yingluck Shinawatra administration’s status,...
Charter Court: Bt2 trillion loan bill for infrastructure project unconstitutional
BANGKOK, March 12 - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that the government's Bt2 trillion loan bill for infrastructure development projects is unconstitutional,...
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Bangkok calls for WFH on Jan 20–21 due to projected orange-level PM2.5 and low...
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Pattaya ignored by promoters as a gay marriage destination
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‘Chinese New Year 2025 Festival’ in Pattaya, Bangkok and across Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – Both Thais and foreign tourists are encouraged to experience Chinese New Year 2025 celebrations in Thailand. These vibrant and colorful festivities...
Health advisory issued as temperatures continue to drop across Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Public Health has issued a health advisory as temperatures continue to drop across Thailand, with the North and...