200 police deployed near P. Vihear

Police Region 3 commander Pol Lt-Gen Krisda Phankongchuen said on Wednesday he had 200 police deployed from Si Sa Ket and nearby provinces to the area near the Preah Vihear temple to deal with the planned rally by yellow-shirt demonstrators. Supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) from various provinces, particularly those in the […]

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Thailand invokes Internal Security Act to handle Red-Shirt demonstrators

BANGKOK, Sept 15 (TNA) – The Cabinet on Tuesday resolved to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Bangkok’s key Dusit district from September 18-22 ahead of this weekend’s planned anti-government “Red-Shirt” demonstration when the protesters will mark the third anniversary of the coup which toppled then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Cabinet anticipates that […]

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Royal Enfield eyes Thailand

Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, is looking for Thai firms to distribute its products throughout Southeast Asia. The company is also looking for firms to produce parts for both Royal Enfield and its Bullet bikes. Headquartered in Chennai, Royal Enfield produces about 50,000 heritage British bikes each year for markets in 25 countries. […]

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Yellow Shirt’ PAD leader Sondhi gets 2 years jail for defamation

BANGKOK, Sept 10 (TNA) – Sondhi Limthongkul, founder of Manager newspaper and leader of the Peoples’ Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the yellow-shirted group that gained international notoriety last year for closing Bangkok’s two commercial airports, was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after the Criminal Court found him guilty of making libelous statements against […]

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