The prime minister has reiterated that the government will not withdraw from the Unesco World Heritage Committee as Thailand can leverage its seat in negotiations with Cambodia. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva discussed on his weekly television program about the visit to Thailand by Koichiro Matsuura, a representative from Unesco, saying that the trip was not […]
Although the government is confident that its move to grant bail to seven red-shirt leaders will alleviate the political tension, merchants fear that it will bring about additional unrest. Merchants around the Ratchaprasong and the Victory Monument areas in Bangkok expressed their opposition to the court’s decision to grant bail to the seven leaders of […]
BANGKOK, Feb 28 – The ‘Yellow Shirt’ People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Monday vacated some parts of Ratchadamnoen Road which they have occupied for over a month after a police operation to regain traffic lanes for the public. The police asked for cooperation from the protesters to reopen the protest site and the PAD […]
BANGKOK, Feb 27 — Seven key leaders of the anti-government movement of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) released last week on Sunday demanded the release on bail of their colleagues who now remain in jail in the Thai capital and upcountry following a security operation that ended their mass protests about 10 […]
New Report Absolves Thai Military of Blame The army is breathing a sigh of relief after a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) report concluded troops were not responsible for the death of a Japanese cameraman during last year’s red shirt protests. However, the relief may be short-lived, amid claims that the army chief of staff […]
The Pattaya Times staff was recently informed by an Englishman residing in Pattaya that he was refused a Thai double-entry visa in Vientiane, Laos. Further investigations revealed people having similar problems in Penang. Apparently Thai consulates are now enforcing the ‘count the visa stamps’ rule. Stuart Anderson told the Pattaya Times that staff at the […]
Next 10,000 Workers Ready to Return Today The first group of 50 Thai workers evacuated from riot-plagued Libya have returned home, expressing relief to have survived the “terrifying” experience. The evacuees arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday on board a Qatar Airways flight out of neighbouring Tunisia. Of the group, 33 are employees of SNC Lavalin […]
TWO AUSTRALIANS are being treated in hospital for knife wounds after tuk-tuk thugs set upon a group of tourists on Phuket early today. Phuket is a popular holiday destination for Australians – direct flights on Strategic from Melbourne and Brisbane began just this week – but the gang knifing is likely to bring to a […]
