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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His Majesty has a return of appetite

His Majesty the King has recovered from his fever and is now eating and sleeping well, the Royal Household Bureau says. His body temperature has returned to normal and the medical team has reduced his intravenous drip and antibiotics intake, the bureau said yesterday in its fourth statement since His Majesty entered hospital. The King […]

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Thai police arrest six foreigners in online investment scam

Bangkok – Six foreign nationals were arrested on charges of tricking other foreigners to invest in bogus companies in stock markets through the internet and taking their money, police said Saturday. Police Major General Panya Mamen, deputy Central Investigation Bureau commissioner, said four British nationals, one French man and a Filipino woman were arrested this […]

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