Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted Twitter messages voicing his support for national reconciliation yesterday for the first time since his last message on July 26, which was his birthday. The five-point proposal that he tweeted condemned the instigation of violence as well as any criticism of the monarchy because the institution is above politics. […]
BANGKOK, 8 September 2010 (NNT) — State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has reported that it will temporarily suspend its services due to a current system malfunction. According to the chairman of the SRT Supot Saplom, he was informed at 07.30 hrs that the railroad turnout, or switch, malfunctioned at the Ladkrabang station and that the […]
Jailed Red Shirt protester Conor Purcell wants to return to Thailand. An Australian man deported from Thailand after supporting anti-government Red Shirt protesters says he was beaten in prison and feared the Thai government would plant drugs on him. Conor Purcell arrived in Sydney this morning after more than three months in prison. He said […]
A THAI Airways flight from Bangkok landed safely in Los Angeles following a bomb threat. Flight TG794, which departed Bangkok at 7.30am local time had 179 passengers on board, the company said in the statement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Los Angeles World Airports Authority are conducting security screening of all passengers and crew, […]
BANGKOK, 7 September 2010 (NNT) — National carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) has offered one billion ordinary shares for sale to the public. According to THAI Acting Deputy Director General of Commerce Theerapon Chochanapiban, the issuance of the new shares will help strengthen the Airlines financial position as well as increase its liquidity. It will […]
An Australian man who was jailed for participating in anti-government protests in Bangkok earlier this year has been deported from Thailand. Conor Purcell has left Bangkok on a Malaysian Airlines flight bound for Sydney. The Irish-Australian was arrested in May for breaching the city’s state of emergency laws. ABC News
Conor David Purcell, an Australian national who was arrested and convicted for his involvement in the red-shirt rallies in April and May and was ordered to be released on 20 Aug, is still being detained at the Police Immigration Division at Soi Suan Phlu because he has no money for the air fare home. Purcell […]
PATTAYA, Thailand—Four months after their marathon Bangkok street protests ended in a bloody crackdown, Thailand’s antigovernment Red Shirt protesters are testing the limits of what political and military leaders will allow, with a large fund-raising concert in this bawdy seaside resort and another rally planned for the capital. The movement’s leaders have set themselves a […]
