Tag: Bamboo
Thailand’s Red Shirts Struggle to Survive
The country’s military continues to build an overwhelming surveillance machine To prevent protesters unleashing another urban insurrection, new CCTV cameras will eyeball the Bangkok streets [Read More…]
Bangkok braced for bloodshed as Red Shirts vow no surrender
Hospitals in Bangkok were preparing for bloodshed tonight, after anti-government Red Shirt protesters ignored an ultimatum to abandon their occupation of central Bangkok, and the [Read More…]
Thai forces set deadline for final assault against Red Shirts
Thailand’s government has set a deadline for opposition protesters to surrender women and children before it mounts a final assault on the Red Shirt encampments [Read More…]
Thai Premier Calls Special Meeting, Says Protests Contained
May 2 (Bloomberg) — Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will hold a special Cabinet meeting today after he said government measures have helped contain protests [Read More…]
Chaos as Thai protesters block rail line
Protesters threatened to block one of Bangkok’s elevated railways lines on Tuesday, forcing the operators to close it as a precaution while the government warned [Read More…]
Bangkok a tinderbox as red shirt protesters keep pressure on
At least 26 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured in Thailand’s seven-week stand-off WEARING black T-shirts and red scarves, the young men picked [Read More…]
Red shirts, soldiers ready
Barricades set up as both sides armed to attacked The red shirts barricaded all six entrances to their protest site on Rajprasong intersection yesterday after [Read More…]
