BANGKOK – Thailand’s government yesterday agreed to impose the Internal Security Act ahead of protests this weekend, vowing to use “all means” to stop violence by backers of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The security act will be imposed from March 11 to 23. Among the security measures is the banning of farm vehicles from the […]
Police yesterday arrested a man whose YouTube video had warned of bomb attacks and armed struggle in Bangkok. Phornwat Thongthanaboon, who is also known as “K Thong”, was seated inside a military van that Army expert Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol had taken to the Crime Suppression Division to ask about arranging for Phornwat’s surrender. Police had […]
BANGKOK: — Up to 20,000 Buddhist monks are reported to be preparing to join the mass red-shirt rally in Bangkok on March 12, threatening to mirror the “Saffron Revolution” in Burma in 2007. Earlier today, Saturday March 6, Arisman Pongruangrong, a prominent member of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said he expected […]
Grenade attack in nightclub district Police tightened security at all branches of the Bangkok Bank in the capital after an M26 hand grenade exploded at its Silom Road branch last night and another grenade was defused at the bank’s Rama II branch. Deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol Maj Gen Anan Srihiran last […]
Foreign operators with tours due to arrive next week are being advised to switch their groups to out-of-Bangkok destinations, in order to avoid any impact from rising political tension and the likelihood of protests turning violent. At least two countries – Australia and Canada – have issued advisories to their citizens to consider safety matters […]
BANGKOK, Feb 16 (TNA) – Thai prosecutors on Monday decided to indict managers of the Santika Club and other persons involved in organising the New Year’s Eve party which became a fire tragedy killing 66 party-goers last year. Warutporn Nimitkul, director-general of the Department of Southern Bangkok Criminal Litigation, said after the case consideration that […]
A bomb exploded near Thailand’s seat of government and another was defused near the Supreme Court, the official news agency said Sunday, as tensions mount over an upcoming court ruling on the country’s ousted leader. No casualties were reported. The court is scheduled to rule February 26 on whether Thaksin Shinawatra’s $2.2 billion fortune was […]
Pathum Thani – A women couple unsuccessfully tried to register their marriage on the Valentine’s Day here Sunday. Captain-designated Juthamanee Kungwol and Kamolchanok Yaemsung went to register their marriage at the Tambon Bang Kadi Municipality but Pitthaya Sawangul, the clerk of the municipality, informed the two that the law did not permit the registration of […]
