Thai officials on Saturday called an emergency Cabinet meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests that have raised fears of broader civil unrest across the country. Thai officials on Saturday called an emergency Cabinet meeting in the face of unrelenting anti-government street protests that have raised fears of broader civil unrest across the […]
ICG says Thailand’s political system has broken down; Rights group HRW warns of escalation if solution not found The prolonged row between the government and red-shirt protesters could deteriorate into an “undeclared civil war”, but mediation help from other countries might avoid a slide into further violence, a top global think tank has suggested. “The […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has failed in its appeal against the Foreign Office’s travel advice for tourists visiting the country, branding it ‘unnecessary’. The FCO this week extended its warning from Bangkok to the whole of Thailand, where at least 27 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 hurt in anti-government clashes. Several […]
SINGAPORE: The mid-year vacation term is approaching, but holidaymakers in Singapore are avoiding crisis-stricken Thailand. Outbound tour agencies are reporting a decline of up to 80 per cent in travel sales to Thailand. Two companies have stopped advertising for their Bangkok packages since April. They observed that customers are diverting travel plans to neighbouring cities […]
A dire situation exists in Thailand. The country awaits a likely massacre of a throng of demonstrators, part of the many thousands of “Red Shirt” protestors who’ve camped out in Bangkok for more than three months. This group of ready-to-die Red Shirts is barricaded in the heart of the capitol’s high-end shopping district and the […]
Thailand’s red shirt protesters on Thursday asked the European Union to send monitors to prevent a violent crackdown, one day after they clashed again with soldiers. Nobel peace laureate and East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, whose country sought foreign aid against political violence, offers advice on outside mediators. Bangkok, Thailand Anti-government red-shirt demonstrators appealed Thursday […]
(Reuters) – Thailand’s government has vowed to go after shadowy “terrorists” it blames for triggering bloody clashes between the army and red-shirted demonstrators that left 25 people dead and more than 800 wounded on April 10. It believes several hundred militants trained in combat are among protesters in their sprawling encampment in downtown Bangkok, well-armed […]
PM Abhisit Vejjajiva told BBC in an interview that he would step down if he believed he were an obstacle to his country’s stability. However the country’s problems were not purely political and involved nation security and what he called “terrorist” problems. Abhisit said the country needed more than a short-term solution. He also said […]
