Thailand’s military has canceled plans to impose a curfew in parts of Bangkok, where troops remain locked in a tense confrontation with anti-government protesters. Army officials told reporters Sunday that the government no longer saw a need to enforce a curfew. The army had said earlier it would impose a curfew later in the day. […]
The United States has warned its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Thailand and began evacuating non-essential embassy staff and families due to unrest in the country. “US citizens should defer all travel to Bangkok and defer all non-essential travel to the rest of Thailand,” a statement said. “The Department of State has authorized the […]
Thai authorities imposed a curfew on a jittery Bangkok after a weekend of violence that has left 25 people dead. The government has also ordered schools to be closed from Monday as anti-government Redshirt protesters continue to battle troops through the streets of the capital. As protesters torched a police traffic post and set fire […]
BANGKOK — The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone” on Saturday and said it was calling in reinforcements as fighting spread to several areas in the city and the death toll in a three-day offensive against anti-government protesters rose to 17. Gunfire and a series of explosions shook a neighborhood in […]
Red shirt protesters clashed with Bangkok police after a renegade general who supported the opposition was shot Thursday. Two months of violence have now killed 34 people. Red shirt protesters clashed with Bangkok police after a renegade general who supported the opposition was shot Thursday. Two months of violence have now killed 34 people. The […]
Three foreign journalists have been shot during protests in Bangkok, according to Sky sources. Local journalist Andrew Chant has told Sky News trouble is escalating between the army and Red Shirts in the Thai capital. “There is an uneasy calm in the area that had the violent protest,” he said. “The army are trying to […]
Associated Press Writer= BANGKOK (AP) — Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies in an escalation of violence that turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone after overnight clashes killed one person. The fighting, which has killed 30 people and injured hundreds since the […]
BANGKOK – Anti-government protesters set fire to a police bus down the street from Japanese and U.S. embassies in central Bangkok after troops fired tear gas Friday in a burst of new violence after nightlong clashes left one person dead. The fighting, which so far has claimed 30 lives and injured hundreds since anti-government Red […]
