BANGKOK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has asked the public to have confidence in the competence of the Thai military while brushing aside any tension upon the Thai-Cambodian border situation. The deputy prime minister stated that there is nothing to worry about concering the Thai-Cambodian [...]
BANGKOK, March 24 (TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Thursday pledged he would order the withdrawal of security personnel deployed at and around Parliament as part of heavy security measures Thursday afternoon after the House session ends, according to government chief whip Witthaya Kaewparadai. Mr Suthep’s decision followed an outcry by many [...]
BANGKOK, Feb 16 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban dismissed as groundless an accusation by an opposition member of parliament that the Abhisit government has a secret plan to crack down on the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). Mr Suthep spoke in response to an allegation by UDD core leader Jatuporn [...]
BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday afternoon will convene a meeting of security agencies following an explosion near Government House and a bomb discovery at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions over the weekend. A grenade attack occurred about 11pm on Saturday at Rajamangala University [...]
BANGKOK, 25 September 2009 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban stated that the referendum on charter amendment should be made only once, with the coverage of all six issues proposed by the National Reconciliation Committee. Mr. Suthep said the formula of the referendum was not yet concluded. Personally, he preferred to follow the Prime [...]
BANGKOK, 22 September 2009 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has indicated the necessity of purchasing crowd control equipment, stressing that everything was made according to the normal procedure. The cabinet’s meeting today will consider the proposal to purchase armaments of the defence ministry and the navy as well as crowd control equipment of [...]
BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said there has been no decision made about who will be assigned as Acting National Police Chief when Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan leaves on a mission in China. Mr Suthep told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Monday afternoon for about 45 minutes [...]
BANGKOK, 27 July 2009 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban assured today that fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s birthday event over the weekend had no affect on the Government. Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban commented today on the ousted PM’s heavily publicized birthday event over the weekend, saying that it was [...]
BANGKOK, 3 July 2009 (NNT) – Thailand and Cambodia will today reduce the number of troops stationed along the Preah Vihear Temple to ease tensions that have been building for several days. Deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban said the Thai Government hoped that the troop withdrawal will soothe growing stress over the border dispute. Mr Suthep [...]
BANGKOK, 2 July 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to pay a one-day official visit to Vietnam on 10 July 2009 in order to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on rice trading. Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister Panithan Wattanayakorn stated that Prime Minister Abhisit, along with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban [...]
