BANGKOK, July 7 – Thailand’s New Democrat Party, with only one elected member of parliament, on Thursday announced that it would join the Pheu Thai Party and other four parties in the new coalition government, adding a single seat to a new coalition government with 300 seats in total. Pheu Thai party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit […]
BANGKOK, July 6 – Thailand’s election-winning Pheu Thai Party announced Wednesday that it expects to raise the daily minimum wage for workers nationwide to Bt300 (US$10) as early as January next year, as promised in its election campaign. Pheu Thai Party Secretary-General Jarupong Ruangsuwan made the announcement amid growing public attention to the implementation of […]
A health expert has warned of a potential bird flu pandemic after noting mutations in the H5N1 influenza virus that allow it to survive longer. Thai Public Health Ministry senior health expert Dr Tawee Chotpitayasunondh said an avian flu pandemic could return in the near future, citing a report from 2009 that showed the H5N1 […]
Work on implementing six economic policies heralded during the Pheu Thai Party’s election campaign will begin immediately after they are formally announced in parliament, prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday. She was speaking after a meeting with Pheu Thai’s economic team, comprising former deputy prime minister Olarn Chaiprawat, former commerce minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, former […]
The rumour about ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra tipped for the position of Thailand trade envoy was groundless, legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Wednesday. “Rumour mongers wanted to cause confusion and divisiveness,” he said, insisting Pheu Thai Party had not planned for a Thaksin appointment. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 5 July 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 16 provinces of the northern, central and eastern regions during this period. DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong said villagers in the areas are warned to brace for heavy rain while those […]
Fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is likely to be appointed Thailand’s “trade ambassador” in a government led by his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, a source from the Pheu Thai Party said yesterday. The appointment is expected to be made after the formation of a Cabinet, according to the source. Thanks to his good ties with leading […]
Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Muang district police Tuesday arrested two karaoke bar operators and rescued six Thai women and four Lao females aged 14-24. Rampeung Thanompeud, 48, and Samrerng Yodpan, 26, were initially charged with procuring women under 18 for prostitution and human trafficking, but the duo denied the charges. Police also seized Bt7,500 cash. Read […]
