Yingluck Shinawatra

Saving Cameroon's elephants

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace....

Thriving illicit ivory trade decimating African elephant herds

2013-03-13 02:00:00

Conservationists battling illicit global trade in endangered species say at least 25,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year by criminal gangs eager to market the lucrative ivory from their tusks. The poachers' take has risen to alarming levels...

Thai government, Islamic insurgents agree to formal talks

2013-02-28 08:18:00

NEW DELHI – The Thai government agreed Thursday to hold its first formal talks with Muslim rebels operating along the country’s southern border, a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives since 2004....

Three explosions shake Bangkok; Iranian link suspected

2012-02-14 04:38:10

Thai police hold injured Iranian suspect after blasts

2012-02-14 16:41:26

Thai, Lao cabinets end second joint meeting

2013-05-20 00:04:02

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- A government handout photo shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, shaking hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong during the second Thai-Lao Joint Cabinet meeting in Chiang Mai yesterday. Thailand...

Thai Spring launches online campaign against PM Yingluck

2013-05-18 00:24:03

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- The speech Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra delivered in the Mongolian capital recently has sparked widespread discussions nationwide. Many have been asking if it is appropriate for the prime minister to cite domestic...

BRIEF: Thai Spring 'gaining in strength'

2013-05-17 00:34:02

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Almost 10,000 people have joined the Thai Spring campaign against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's speech in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The group alleges that the PM's speech aimed to block her opponents' attempts to...

BRIEF: Hackers name PM the worst ever in Thai history

2013-05-09 00:24:03

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Hackers got into the PM's Office website (www.opm.go.th) yesterday and posted a photograph of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra along with a message calling her the worst premier in Thailand's history. The website could...

World leaders congratulate Najib

2013-05-08 07:14:02

KUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- The United States has recognised Malaysia's general election result, calling it the most competitive in the nation's history, and urged all parties to "peacefully respect the will of the voters". State Department spokesman...

My right to close anti-PM websites, Thai minister claims

2013-05-08 00:34:01

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand's Information and Communications Technology Ministry had been misunderstood and accused of blocking people's right to free speech following attacks from "ill-intentioned people", Minister Anudith Nakornthap said. The...

Thai govt eases calls for action on baht

2013-04-27 00:04:02

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- The government sees no need for measures to curb the baht's appreciation as the Thai currency's upward trend is showing signs of losing steam, Thailand's Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said yesterday after a meeting...

Muslims during her visit to the city hall in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat.

2012-09-05 00:00:00

A dog stands next to flood waters on a street in Don Muang district, in Bangkok. Thailand is suffering its worst flooding in half a century, and 5.

2011-11-30 00:00:00

Bags of methamphetamine pills seized by the Thai narcotic police department are seen on display before being incinerated in Ayutthaya on September 17, 2011. Yingluck Shinawatra has announced the government will begin an urgent anti-drugs campaign.

2011-11-08 20:13:58