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A group of students protested against Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva Tuesday over his government's deadly crackdowns on red-shirt demonstrators in 2010.Mr Abhisit was giving a speech on his political views at Thammasat University.Full story: Bangkok PostBANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS
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DEMOCRAT PARTY leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called on politicians to embrace change in the New Year and revive the public’s faith in politicians, as the country approaches the last phase of the “road map to democracy”.With the first general election after the 2014 coup set to take place this year,
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Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has voiced strong opposition to the regime's proposal to allow military top brass to sit in the Upper House during the country's democratic transition.Describing the proposal as undemocratic, Mr Abhisit said he could not see how these individuals could make a difference except by exerting control
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the lower courts' sentencing of red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and a fine of 50,000 baht for defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva six years ago.According to the lawsuit filed by Mr Abhisit on March 15,
Read More The Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld the Criminal Court's rejection of a case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for the deadly military crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010.The case was filed by special case litigation prosecutors at the Office of the Attorney-General against
Read More The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday dismissed malfeasance charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban and Gen Anupong Paojinda, then-army chief, in connection with the 2010 crackdowns on red-shirt protesters.An NACC investigative sub-committee, chaired by Vicha Mahakun, decided in February to charge the three for ordering
Read More Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has snubbed at the Constitution Drafting Committee’s proposal for indirect election senators from 20 professional groups.He said Friday that he didn’t understand the logic behind this proposal and doubted that this proposal would help solve the problem of affiliation of senators with political parties.Read more:
Read More Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva denied that the party had sacked Bangkok governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra but admitted there was coordination problem between the party and the governor.Mr Abhisit said Thursday that it was impossible that the party had adopted a resolution to sack the governor from the party.Read more:
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