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PM 'not upset' with nickname
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/12/2024
» The press has given Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra the nickname "Paetongphoey" -- a reference to her dependence on prepared scripts at important occasions -- as part of the year-end tradition among Government House reporters to come up with monikers for senior government officials.
Boonsong release stirs flap
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra denied speculation that the release on parole of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was convicted of corruption in an earlier rice-pledging scheme, would pave the way for the possible return of fugitive ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra.
Yingluck next for return?
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/12/2024
» The release on parole of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was convicted of corruption in the rice-pledging scheme, has heightened speculation about a possible return of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
HM King, Queen to visit China
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/11/2024
» Their Majesties the King and Queen will visit China at the invitation of the Chinese government next year when the two countries will mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, says Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
PM courts US cash on trip
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/11/2024
» Thai diplomats have been urged to take a proactive approach to attracting foreign investors following Donald Trump's US presidential election victory, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday.
Government defends Thaksin's role
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/11/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has the full legal right to assist in Pheu Thai Party's campaign rallies for the upcoming Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chair elections in Udon Thani and Surin provinces, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
No 'secret deal' over Koh Kut
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/11/2024
» The government has rejected claims that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reached a secret deal with Cambodia's ex-premier Hun Sen over the development of disputed maritime areas in the Gulf of Thailand.
PM 'won't meddle' in Thaksin probe
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/11/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave assurances that she would not interfere in an ongoing probe into claims that her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was given privileged treatment during his detention at the Police General Hospital (PGH).
PM tackles disputed sea area
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/11/2024
» The government expects to form a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) in the next two weeks to negotiate issues related to overlapping maritime area ownership dispute with Cambodia, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Thai PM urged to track down Tak Bai massacre defendants
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Forty-three non-governmental organisations have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, along with the Interior Minister and national police chief, to make sure the seven defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case are brought to trial before the case's statute of limitations expires this Friday.