Thailand’s new prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, has unveiled a new cabinet after receiving the approval of the country’s king. Details of the 35-member Cabinet were released late Tuesday, a day after Ms. Yingluck took office with a call for peace and national reconciliation. The new Cabinet includes four “outsiders”, or non-lawmakers, but notably excludes leaders […]
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 (NNT) – The Office of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting an investigation after milk provided to students at one primary school in Nakhon Pathom province is suspected to have cause them to develop severe diarrhea. The news has prompted public health offices around Thailand to double check the quality […]
BANGKOK, Aug 9 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday said the new cabinet lineup has been submitted to the Office of His Majesty’s Principal Private Secretary via the Cabinet secretary-general pending royal endorsement. Speaking to reporters at Pheu Thai Party headquarters one day after being royally endorsed as the country’s first female prime […]
The Region 2 Thai Army commander plans to meet his Cambodian counterpart to discuss the ruling handed down by the International Court of Justice for Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from the disputed border area. Region 2 Army Commander Lieutenant General Thawatchai Samutsakhon said he has been in contact with Chea Mon, commander of […]
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 (NNT) – People are flocking to buy gold for speculation after domestic gold price yesterday hit a new record high with a tendency to go up non-stop. Throngs of gold buyers visited gold shops everywhere after the gold price yesterday increased by 650 baht per one-baht weight. Most of them came […]
Yingluck Shinawatra has officially become the 28th prime minister of Thailand after receiving the royal endorsement this evening. His Majesty the King granted his royal command to formally endorse Pheu Thai’s number one party-list MP Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand’s 28th prime minister, also the country’s first female leader. House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranon received the royal […]
Chiang Mai – A German tourist was arrested early Monday for allegedly using a fake Bt500 note to pay for taxi fare in this northern capital. Simon Fuchs, 30, was arrested in Muang district at 2 am. Police found 15 fake Bt500 notes with him and 3 fake Bt100 notes with him. Read more: The […]
A flash flood last week smashed a hilltribe shelter in Mae Hong Son, killing seven occupants and injuring a few others. The area had suffered days of heavy rain triggered by the lingering influence of tropical storm Nock-Ten. Scores of hilltribe people, mainly Karenni, were seeking refuge at the shelter after fleeing armed fighting in […]
