Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday faced a no-confidence debate launched by her opponents in parliament, a day after political protests turned violent in Bangkok.

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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Saturday that she would meet Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on a visit to the neighbouring country next week.

Yingluck will travel to Myanmar's

Floods engulfing parts of the Thai capital should start to recede soon, the Prime Minister said on Saturday after barriers along Bangkok's swollen main river prevented a disastrous overflow.

Thailand's premier urged the country's rival political factions on Wednesday to work together to tackle the worst floods in decades, as residents in parts of Bangkok were put on heightened alert.

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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she plans to host a television program on every Saturday morning to communicate the work of her government to the public.

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Yingluck Shinawatra became politically turbulent Thailand's first female prime minister on Friday after parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.

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