The public is uninterested in a weekly pro-government television programme, “Trust in Thailand Under PM Abhisit”, with just a small portion of respondents to a survey saying they watched it regularly. In a poll by the National Statistics Office of 5,800 respondents from December 1 to 17, only 6.2 per cent said they regularly watched […]
Yingluck Shinawatra, the youngest sibling of self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, has emerged as a strong candidate for the premiership among the key figures of the opposition Pheu Thai Party. The 43-year-old business executive and mother appears to have the backing of veteran politician Chalerm Yoobamrung and her brother Thaksin, who is believed to be […]
Former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on Tuesday revealed that his brother-in-law Thaksin Shinawatra would assist in the campaigning for Pheu Thai Party to form the next government. “Thaksin will help to the fullest extent of his ability to enable Pheu Thai to form a single-party government,” he said. The Nation
BANGKOK, 22 March 2011 (NNT) – All commercial banks will be able to adjust their ATM related service fees down by the end of this month as they have agreed in their meeting late last year, according to the Bank of Thailand (BoT). BoT Deputy Governor for Financial Institutions Stability Krirk Vanikkul stated that the […]
Thai Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday pledged the military to remain neutral and ready to accept the balloting outcome regardless of which party emerged the winner. “Everyone should think about the country staying on the path of democracy via the ballot box,” he said, dismissing scenarios like the poll being derailed or the […]
THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in his annual address to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Monday night said this. “It is time for Thailand to move forward,” he declared. But it was also clear that the shadow of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will loom large over the polls, which are expected […]
Party leader may not be contender for top govt job, in a ploy to survive another dissolution The opposition Pheu Thai Party will announce its candidate for the next prime minister as soon as the government calls for dissolution of the House of Representatives, fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra said in a message on Sunday night. […]
The prime minister is sure the upcoming election will help boost confidence and stabilize the economy. Speaking during the Euromoney Thailand Investment Forum, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he believed political and economic confidence in the country will increase after the election. The prime minister went on to say while other countries, such as the […]
