Tag: Clashes
Five killed, 100 injured in three blasts in Bangkok
Bangkok, April 22 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 100 injured Thursday when three successive blasts ripped through the main financial district of [Read More…]
Army warning as tense Bangkok stand-off continues
Tensions are high in the Thai capital Bangkok after a night of minor clashes, helicopter fly-overs and fireworks. A military spokesman has warned of “decisive [Read More…]
Thailand’s political crisis comes to a head
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva is under pressure to step down and leave the country following last weekend’s political violence which killed at least twenty-three [Read More…]
Cambodian and Thai soldiers exchange gunfire in brief clash at disputed border
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Cambodia has accused Thai soldiers of instigating a brief gunbattle between troops at a disputed border, saying nobody was injured [Read More…]
Thailand’s future is precarious
Reporters did not have an inkling of what was to transpire when the Election Commission on Monday suddenly advanced its agenda and voted 4:1 to [Read More…]
Deputy PM Suthep: Stern action will be taken against ‘terrorists’
BANGKOK, April 13 (TNA) — The current State of Emergency imposed by the Thai government will be maintained as long as anti-government protesters are occupying [Read More…]
PM blames terrorists infiltration
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday said there has been a group of “terrorists” who exploited the rally of innocent and unarmed protesters, leading to [Read More…]
Japan Urges Investigation of Journalist’s Death in Bangkok
April 11 (Bloomberg) — Japan urged Thailand to investigate the death last night of a Japanese photojournalist who was covering fighting between troops and protesters [Read More…]
