BANGKOK – THE Thai authorities have extended a curfew in Bangkok and 24 provinces for seven days because of concern about possible unrest, an army spokesman said on Monday. ‘We have information that there are groups and individuals who still want to create chaos in some areas,’ Sansern Kaewkamnerd told a news conference. Straits Times
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — The Thai government on Sunday extended a curfew in the capital and nearly a third of the country’s provinces for at least two more nights, but shortened the hours when residents are required to stay off the streets. In his weekly television address, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said officials would extend […]
Foreign correspondents in Bangkok expressed concern Saturday about intimidation of journalists and sadness over journalists killed during clashes between anti-government protestors and soldiers. The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) said it was “deeply saddened by the death of Italian freelance photographer Fabio Polenghi on 19 May from gunshot wounds, and extends its condolences to […]
Thailand’s Prime Minister has declared that order has been restored after Wednesday’s army crackdown, and promised an independent probe into the events surrounding the red shirt protests in the capital. Abhisit Vejjajiva also called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to widespread violence and more than 80 deaths in two months. ”Fellow […]
Thailand’s government on Saturday displayed to foreign diplomats a huge cache of weapons it said had been confiscated from anti-government protesters, to quash criticism of a deadly crackdown. “Red Shirts” leaders, who mounted two months of rallies in Bangkok that saw clashes and blasts that left 86 dead and 1,900 injured movement, have criticised the […]
Thailand’s government said Saturday that two foreigners were involved in arson attacks on major buildings, unleashed after a crackdown on “Red Shirts” protests in Bangkok. Thailand’s biggest shopping mall, Central World, was left gutted and partly collapsed in Wednesday’s mayhem that saw 36 buildings torched, including the stock exchange and bank branches. “A white Westerner […]
BANGKOK, May 19 (TNA) – Thailand’s tourism industry may eventually go bankrupt if the current political violence is prolonged, says an industry executive. Kongkrit Hiranyakit, chairman of the Tourism Industry Federation of Thailand, said the federation agreed at the meeting that a relief center for tourism operators be set up to act as their representative […]
May 18 (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s government said it is willing to reopen talks on holding an early election to help avoid bloodshed after six days of gun battles in Bangkok that have killed at least 36 people. “We are willing to renegotiate the election,” Korbsak Sabhavasu, the government’s chief negotiator and a former deputy prime […]
