Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
PDRC to ask court to cancel arrest warrants for emergency law...
BANGKOK, 21 February 2014 The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) plans to request the Criminal Court to consider repealing the arrest warrants against the...
PM denies charges made by NACC over rice scheme
BANGKOK, 20 February 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected charges in connection with the government’s rice-pledging scheme, saying she is not personally involved...
Thai civic groups seek dissolution of Pheu Thai Party
BANGKOK, Feb 21 – Two social activist groups have called on Thailand's Election Commission (EC) to recommend dissolution of the Pheu Thai Party following...
PM Yingluck criticises NACC’s charges against her
BANGKOK, Feb 20 – Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today deplored the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for hurriedly gathering charges of neglect of duty...
Farmers scale up protest at MOC by not allowing staff to...
BANGKOK, 20 February 2014 Farmers scaled up their protest at the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday by not allowing ministry officials to enter. ...
Farmers blockade Commerce Ministry, push for Yingluck ouster
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Outraged farmers sealed off all entrances to the Commerce Ministry today and announced an unending demonstration until caretaker Prime Minister...
PDRC to follow PM everywhere she goes
BANGKOK, 19 February 2014 The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) is planning further mass rallies against the government and has vowed to follow the...
Caretaker PM Yingluck summoned to acknowledge charges in rice subsidies
BANGKOK, Feb 18 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) unanimously decided today to summon caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to acknowledge charges of neglect...
Suthep declares war on PM, protesters rally at Defence Permanent Secretary’s...
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban is leading demonstrators from all rally sites in Bangkok to the Office of the Defence Permanent...
PM assures rice farmers of govt’s sincerity
BANGKOK, 18 February 2014 The Prime Minister has assured rice farmers of the government’s sincere intention to solve problems in its rice support scheme,...