THAILAND NEWS

155 slain teachers in Southern Thailand honoured

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:54:00 -0500

Teachers' Day celebrations yesterday were poignant for the parents of Khanit Lamnui, a teacher slain in the southern insurgency last year.

PM's son to participate in National Children’s Day festivities

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:07:00 -0500

While the country celebrates National Children’s Day tomorrow and Bangkok police are beefing up security at 19 celebration sites, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her son will join in the occasion at the Government House.

Water levels behind Thailand dams a worry

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:20:00 -0500

High water levels behind some of Thailand's major dams could lead to disaster and a possible repeat of last year's catastrophic floods, experts say.

Thailand's majority-Muslim region gets Chinese New Year off

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:40:00 -0500

The Thai government on Tuesday decided to make Chinese New Year a public holiday in the country's majority-Muslim southern provinces in a bid to ease sectarian tensions.

Thai PM Wants Charter Change Within One Year

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:29:00 -0500

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced on Tuesday that her government plans to complete constitutional amendments within one year, reports Thai News Agency (TNA).

Thai PM to visit India Jan 24-26

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:59:00 -0500

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay an official visit to India from Jan 24 to Jan 26, Thai Trade Representative Nalinee Thaweesin said on Tuesday.

Thai troops deploy to South to lend flood assistance

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:06:00 -0500

Troops across the country will sweep into flood-hit southern provinces if the crisis proves too much for the Fourth Army Region to handle.

PM Yingluck, Abhisit top list of most popular politicians: Survey

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:07:00 -0500

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is by far the most popular national political figure, while her predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva has been voted the most impressive opposition politician, according to a new poll released on Sunday.

Thai ex finance minister warns govt not to fall into Thaksin 'death trap'

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:07:00 -0500

This year will see political conflict boil over with fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the "death trap" for the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, while the soaring cost of living could also spell trouble, deputy Democrat Party leader Korn Chatikavanij warned yesterday.

Thailand to revive revoked MoU with Cambodia

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:42:00 -0500

The Thai government is considering reviving the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the kingdom’s maritime border signed with Cambodia in 2001 but which was revoked by the previous government, according to Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul.

Chinese vice president meets Thai prime minister on relations

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0500

Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met here Thursday with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to discuss the strengthening of relations between their two countries.

PM believes foreign investors still have confidence in Thailand

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:34:00 -0500

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said she believed that foreign investors still have confidence in Thailand's economy and that many companies would not move their production bases out of Thailand.

Thai PM's Burma trip closely watched

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:01:00 -0500

Academics and human rights advocates have urged the public to closely monitor Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's two-day visit to Burma today during which transport and energy development plans will be high on her agenda.

Flooding warnings for southern Thailand

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:48:00 -0500

Meteorologists on Sunday warned people living on the eastern coastline of the Gulf of Thailand to prepare for heavy rains and possible floods.

China's vice president to visit Thailand next week

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:28:00 -0500

Chinese vice president Xi Jinping will visit Thailand next week after meetings in Vietnam.

Thai PM Orders Governors To Speed Up Helping Flood Victims

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:32:00 -0500

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered 64 governors whose provinces were recently hit by floods to speed up paying a 5,000-baht (nearly US$160) official assistance to each flooded household in their respective areas, improving people's post-flood livelihood and repairing basic infrastructures urgently.

Ex-deputy PM grilled over Thai protests deaths

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:12:00 -0500

Thai police on Thursday questioned a former deputy prime minister in connection with a deadly military crackdown on mass opposition protests in the capital Bangkok last year.

Thailand pulls together in Ayutthaya clear-up

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:28:00 -0500

Thousands of volunteers from both the private and public sectors of the tourism industry joined the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) for ‘Ayutthaya Cleaning Day’ on Sunday. The clear-up of the UNESCO-listed former Thai capital was part of TAT’s efforts to restore areas hit by the recent floods.

Thailand approves Bt1.4bn budget to restore historical sites

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:59:00 -0500

The cabinet on Tuesday agreed in principle to spend about 1.4 billion baht to restore more than 300 historical sites damaged by floods across the country.

Thailand's flood claims 675 lives

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:42:00 -0500

Thailand's flood-related death toll rose to 675 on Monday with three persons remaining missing, the Emergency Operations Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide reported.