WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States Thursday closed its embassy in Bangkok and said it was “very concerned” about the violence between the Thai government and protesters there. “We’re very concerned, we’re watching it (the violence) very closely,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters, adding the US embassy was closed to the public because […]
A dissident Thai General has been shot and seriously wounded, along with several other people at the site of an anti-government protest in Bangkok. VOA’s Daniel Schearf witnessed the shooting which followed a government threat to seal off the protest area to force weeks-long demonstration to end. Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol was shot in the […]
BANGKOK — A renegade Thai general was shot in Bangkok on Thursday as the military prepared to encircle the barricaded encampment of anti-government protesters. The general, Khattiya Sawatdiphol, 58, was struck in the head by a bullet during an interview with this reporter about 7 p.m. on the street in central Bangkok, near a park […]
Government forces will lay siege to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s (UDD) protest site at around Ratchaprasong intersection from 6pm today, Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Thursday. Col Sansern said armoured personnel carriers (APCs) would be used to protect soldiers during the operation. Roadblocks […]
Thailand’s authorities vowed Wednesday to sever food and water supplies to opposition protesters camped in the heart of the capital as hopes faded for a resolution to the crippling standoff. The government also urged local residents to leave the area, saying they would restrict access as part of tough new measures against the thousands of […]
Bangkok – Thailand’s government said on Tuesday the latest demands of protesters camped on the streets of Bangkok were unclear, suggesting there would be no swift end to demonstrations crippling the capital. The anti-government “red shirts” are refusing to halt their protest, which has paralysed an upmarket commercial district and scared off tourists, until a […]
(RTTNews) – Derailing a government reconciliation plan to end a two-month long anti-government protest, violence is continuing in Thailand. Media reported Saturday that two Thai policemen were killed and about 13 people were wounded in gun and grenade attacks in Bangkok near an anti-government protest site. Citing police officials, sources said that the first policeman […]
BANGKOK, May 5 (TNA) –The anti-government protesters are awaiting a clear statement of position from the government before they make their decision to end their protest in the capital, Nattawut Saikua, a top protest leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) said Wednesday. Another top UDD leader, Weng Tojirakan, earlier said the […]
