Authorities in Bangkok are tightening security after a number of warnings about possible bombings this month. The government has warned residents to expect further random attacks. The government says it has specific information that car bombs could be used and has named areas in the city that could be targeted. Royal and government buildings, the […]
In another attempt to bring Thailand’s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to justice, the Department of Special Investigation will circulate copies of his arrest warrant on terrorism charges around the world. The DSI’s foreign division will give copies of the warrant to 187 Interpol member countries asking them to help capture Thaksin, DSI chief Tharit […]
THAILAND – Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a television interview that Interpol would not execute a Thai warrant for his arrest on terrorism charges because it was politically motivated. He told Australian Broadcasting Corp by telephone late Wednesday that he had never supported violent protest. “Interpol have their own criteria to judge, […]
BANGKOK — Armed with brooms, rubber gloves and a torrent of detergent, middle-class Thais took to the streets of central Bangkok on Sunday to remove the detritus of protests, reclaiming the city from their now-banished and despised “red shirt” country cousins. The cleanup crew scoured anti-government graffiti off walls and swept streets clean of reminders […]
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—Life in Bangkok started returning to normal Thursday as Thailand’s capital began to clean up the mess left by a monthslong protest, but a solution to the country’s deep-seated political problems appeared no closer. While government troops dealt with some remaining pockets of resistance from a small number of militant protesters, and most of the […]
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Some Bangkok residents ventured out on Thursday to shop and take stock of the damage done to their city one day after the government evicted thousands of anti-government protesters from a downtown district, triggering fires, riots and intense street battles. Some shoppers at the Emporium mall — which was not set […]
Arsonists, rioters and shooters wreaked havoc in many areas of Bangkok on Wednesday after red shirt leaders announced an end of their 45-day protests at the Rajprasong shopping area. The government’s Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) imposed curfew between 8 am and 6 am in Bangkok and other provinces where the […]
