Thousands of ‘Red Shirts’ rally against Thai govt

BANGKOK : Thousands of “Red Shirt” demonstrators loyal to Thailand’s fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra gathered in Bangkok on Sunday to rally against the current government, police said. Crowds of red-clad protesters arrived mid-afternoon in the city’s historic quarter, where a 1,500-strong police force was on hand to prevent violence, although they said they were […]

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Frédéric Mitterrand admitted to paying for sex with ‘young boys’ in Thailand

Frédéric Mitterrand, France’s culture minister, was under pressure to resign after it emerged that he had admitted to paying “young boys” for sexual acts while on holiday in Thailand. The revelations in his 2005 autobiography “The Bad Life” have come back to haunt Mr Mitterrand after he emerged as one of the most vociferous defenders […]

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Tsunami warning cancelled in Phuket

An earthquake around the Western Sumatra in Indonesia, which registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale, prompted a brief tsunami warning throughout Thailand yesterday. Tremors were reported in tall buildings in Bangkok at 5pm and there were fears that it may affect Phuket. However at 7.10pm the Thai Meteorological Department released an update cancelling the tsunami […]

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