Inside Story: Yingluck Shinawatra – Running out of luck?
Yingluck Shinawatra: Running out of luck? That's what Al Jazeera wonders in this episode of Inside Story.
Interview Al Jazeera with Yingluck Shinawatra (video)
News channel Al Jazeera had an interview with Prime Minister Yingluck yesterday about the unrest in Bangkok.
Free health care for children in Thailand (video)
The Thai government has plans to provide free health care for children under the age of six. This would also apply to vaccines costing more than $30.
Schools reopen after Thailand floods (video)
Hundreds of children are on their way back to the classrooms in Bangkok, which had to be cleaned first. Life in the countryside is starting again. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok.
Thailand starts cleaning up after the floods (video)
Nearly four months after Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years, many citizens in Bangkok's suburbs are still trapped in the water. The residents feel that they pay the price for keeping the center of Bangkok dry. The government has pledged an amount of about $150 per household, but not everyone has received that amount.
Bangkok prepares for floodwaters (video)
Bangkok is preparing to protect the Thai capital against flooding. Thousands of people in Thailand have fled their homes as floods threaten to engulf entire towns and cities. More than 260 people have been killed by the heavy monsoon rains of the past two months. Authorities are working around the clock to stop the water coming towards the capital. In the areas around the capital of Thailand, sand traps and flood walls have been placed. The army is…
Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, a former member of parliament for the Democrat Party; Michael Montesano, a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore; and Pithaya Pookaman, deputy spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the newly elected Pheu Thai Party.
Thailand's education system is very outdated
The current education system in Thailand is failing miserably. Thai politicians compete for power, but Thai students struggle with an outdated form of education. Classrooms are overcrowded, teaching methods outdated and many teachers excel at lack of inspiration and creativity. In the run-up to tomorrow's elections, the major political parties have promised to improve. However, pledging more money is not the solution. While improving education in the long run is not…
Thaksin's sister leader in Thai election polls
A week before the Thai parliamentary elections, the opinion polls show a clear winner: Pheu Thai. This at the expense of the current government of Prime Minister Abhisit. The Pheu Thai party is led by Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The question is how the army will react to a possible election victory for Pheu Thai. The Thai military is responsible for 18 coups, most recently in 2006. In the latest coup, Thaksin was deposed…
On the Border – 101 East (video)
An ancient temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia is at the center of a deadly territorial dispute. The result: the fiercest fighting in Southeast Asia in years.
Thailand's Struggle for Peace (Video)
This excellent documentary from Al Jazeera 101 East, titled 'Thailand's battle for peace' is definitely worth watching. 101 East wonders whether the new elections will bring peace, tranquility and stability or new political unrest?
Volunteers on the ambulance in Bangkok (video)
More than 10 million people live in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, yet there are few ambulances.
Thailand's Unborn (Video)
The gruesome discovery in November 2010 of more than 2.000 fetuses in a temple in Bangkok sent shock waves through Thailand.
Thais divided over new social policy of Abhisit (video)
he year 2010 was one to forget for the Thai government. The division in the country was reflected in protests and disturbances in Bangkok. After the drama in the capital, the government promised to close the gap between rich and poor.
Thailand and the price of health care (video)
Thailand is the land of contrasts and contradictions. This is also reflected in medical care. The private hospitals where foreigners are treated are not inferior to luxury five-star hotels.
Rice production: difficult choices for Thailand (video)
The world's largest rice exporter is facing a worse-than-expected harvest this year. The demand for rice has grown considerably this year. But is Thailand, as the world's largest exporter, ready to reap the benefits of rising demand now?
Redshirt protest in Chiang Mai (video)
After the lifting of the state of emergency in Chiang Mai, the Redshirts have once again taken to the streets to demonstrate. With this they want to emphasize that they are not defeated. Despite the fact that most of the Redshirt leaders are imprisoned, the supporters are still fighting. They are angry about the harsh intervention of the Thai government several months back in downtown Bangkok Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay, with a video report from Chiang Mai