Thousands of protesters have descended on Malaysia’s capital – despite the closing of key roads – to attend a banned rally demanding electoral reforms. Police fired rounds of tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the crowds. Police in the capital said more than 1,400 people were arrested Saturday. Most were expected to be […]
The Thai military has vowed to fight to protect the country’s sovereignty if they are pressured to withdraw from the border areas following reports that the Cambodian army has reinforced troops and heavy weapons along the border. Reports doing the rounds say there are Cambodian troops fully equipped with tanks and cannons pointing at the […]
BANGKOK, 9 July 2011 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Bangkok Bicycle Campaign network and related organisations have invited Bangkok city dwellers to take part in the First Bangkok Car Free Sunday at Lumphini Park this Sunday morning. According to BMA Spokesperson Jate Sopitpongstorn, the Bangkok Car Free Sunday activity is jointly organised […]
YALA, July 9 – A school teacher died on Saturday after suffering severe injuries from a shooting attack this morning in the restive province of Yala. Prayat Chuphet was gunned down by two unidentified gunmen while he was riding his motorcycle from home to Pattana Islam Wittaya School, according to Pol Lt Prapas Tongma of […]
Prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday that her brother, former prime minister Thaksin, and members of the No.111 House group had not involved in her party. She was responding the move by head of legal team of the Democrat Wirat Kalayasiri who had on Friday filed a petition with the Election Commission asking the […]
Pattaya Police and Chonburi Police arrested an Algerian man for using fake ATM cards to withdraw large amounts of money from ATM machines in Phuket and Pattaya. Pattaya, July 6, 2011, (PDN), Police.Col. Teerapon Jindaluang of Chonburi Provincial Police and Chonburi Police released the news of the arrest of Mr Abdelmalek Boukemara, 35, Algerian national, […]
People’s Alliance for Democracy leader Chamlong Srimuang on Friday petitioned for the Constitution Court to intervene and nullify the Sunday’s vote. Chamlong lodged his petition via the Office of Ombudsman, citing the Election Commission’s confusing rules as ground to cancel the balloting outcome. Read more: The Nation
The outgoing ruling Democrat Party on Friday has launched a legal action seeking to dissolve Pheu Thai, following its election loss. The Democrat Party asked the Election Commission to recommend the rival Puea Thai Party, the poll winner, be abolished… Read more: Bangkok Post
