Thaksin urges people to join UDD rally

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday posted a message on his Twitter account, calling on people who love democracy and justice and those who think he is being treated cruelly to join the ‘March on March 14’ anti-government campaign of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). “We have to be […]

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Thailand offers tourists free insurance

BANGKOK — Thailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say. Other carrots range from a waiver on all visa fees to discounts on airline landing fees. “The measures are to support the tourism industry. […]

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Red Shirts deny connection with bombings

BANGKOK, Feb 28 (TNA) — Leaders of the anti-government Red Shirt movement, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said Sunday the group has no connection with the bomb incidents in the Thai capital and its neighbouring province of Samut Prakan on Saturday. They asked the government to probe both the military and police […]

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Thai customs seizes 2 tons of ivory

BANGKOK — Thailand has seized two tons of elephant tusks from Africa hidden in pallets labeled as mobile phone parts in the country’s largest ivory seizure. Thai Customs officials valued Wednesday night’s haul at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 120 million baht ($3.6 million). It is further sign that Thailand is emerging as a hub for […]

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