The bombing, amid protests and an election, risks a crossfire of finger-pointing. BANGKOK, Thailand — A mysterious bombing has returned unease to Bangkok, still on the mend from wild riots and urban army raids. One man is reported dead and eight wounded after explosives stashed in a trash bag erupted near a bus stop, charring […]
A bomb has exploded at a bus stop in the Thai capital, Bangkok, killing one person and wounding 10 others. The blast occurred in an area occupied by “red-shirt” anti-government protesters for weeks until a crackdown by the security forces in May. It came as voting ended in a closely-watched by-election in the city. Unofficial […]
BANGKOK — In a parliamentary race this weekend that is being seen as a referendum on Bangkok’s recent upheavals, only one of the two leading candidates is campaigning. The other is in prison, accused of terrorism for his leading role in the so-called red shirt protests, which paralyzed the city center until they were crushed […]
