Red shirts defiant as “third hand” blamed for Thailand riots

Red shirts defiant as “third hand” blamed for Thailand riots and assassination attempt: Thai tourism plummetsLess than 24-hours after Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva removed the state of emergency...

Monk - I saw Thai army shoot monk and people at Din Daeng

A Bangkok monk says claims by the Thailand government that the army only fired blanks at red-shirted pro-democracy supporters at Din Daeng last Monday are not true and that those shot include a Buddhist monk.The...

Thailand political unrest continues as hundreds of thousands rall

Less than five months after yellow-shirted anti-government protesters seized and closed Bangkok’s two airports stranding hundreds of thousands of international tourists, the country is headed towards further...

Thailand on the edge ahead of mass pro-democracy rally

Tonight Thailand sits on the edge. After weeks of small-scale pro-democracy rallies throughout the country, a mass march and the surrounding of Government House by red-shirted pro-democracy protesters, and nightly video calls from deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,...

Thailand PM switches venue for speech

The  siege outside Thailand Parliament continues and it has delayed Parliament business  as MPs and senators refused to walk through a narrow gap in lines of thousands of anti-government United Front...

Thousands protest outside Thai parliament ahead of PM speech

Despite the change of guard in Thailand, Political crisis  is far from over. Thousands of supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded Thailand's Parliament on Monday, daring...

Thaksin's Money Politics Continue In Thailand

Thaksin Shinawatra is still trying to control Thai politics even though he is a convicted felon and fugitive and living outside of Thailand. It's obvious he will stop at nothing to regain power in some way, even...

"Democracy" At Work In Thailand -- Bangkok

While we’re waiting anxiously here in Thailand for word that a special session of the House will be called so that its members can vote for a new prime minister, I thought I’d add some background on the political scene here so that readers across the world can have a...

Democrats Claim Ability To Form Government In Thailand -- Bangkok

The Democrat party in Thailand is claiming to have enough votes to form a government and elect their leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister. They gained enough votes when Newin Chidchob's faction...

Thaksin Shinawatra - gotcha!

So Thaksin has finally got his come-uppance from Her Britannic Majesty's Government! And a real slap in the chops it is! According to today's Bangkok Post (and probably all the other newspapers in Bangkok...

Thailand seven protest PAD leaders surrender

" Leaders of Thailand's anti-government movement have surrendered to police, vowing to hold further rallies despite the threat of prosecution. The seven senior members of the People's Alliance for...

Thai Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters

Thai police launched tear gas at a group of political protesters outside the parliament building in Bangkok. According to reports by local television stations, police tried to disperse supporters of the People's...

Thai PM picks Saroj Chavanaviraj as new foreign minister

Troubled Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has chosen a 66 year old former diplomat, Saroj Chavanaviraj, to replace Tej Bunnag as the new foreign minister. PM Samak would certainly need an experienced hand...

Pressure mounts for Thai PM to quit

As pressuere mounts over current Thai PM Samak to leave office, the real issue remains: how to choose Thai governments? " By Amy Kazmin in Bangkok Published: September 3 2008 15:29 | Last updated: September 3...

Thai prime minister seeks Parliament's help

As protest reach a fith day unresolved, Thai Prime Minister Samak looks for parliamentary help. " 2008-08-31 04:37:01 - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister says the government has...

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