BANGKOK, July 5 – A key leader of Thailand’s yellow-clad People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) Sondhi Limthongkul on Monday was indicted on lese majeste charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), but the accused denied all charges. The Yellow Shirt leader arrived at Ratchada Criminal Court with lawyer Supat Apaipakdi. The attorney […]
Thailand’s politics are in turmoil, featuring mass demonstrations, a growing role for the military in Thai politics, and erosion of the country’s fledgling democracy. If the United States aims to construct a foreign policy which can adapt to the coming Thai tempest, we need to understand the players and the turf. The Conflict and Its […]
BANGKOK, May 31 (TNA) – Lawyer of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Monday filed a complaint at Election Commission (EC) seeking the dissolution of the opposition Puea Thai Party, ally to the fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, for allegedly involving with the unlawful demonstrations of anti-government Red Shirts. Nitithorn Lamlua, a PAD […]
BANGKOK, April 29 (TNA) – Thailand’s yellow-shirted People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Thursday marched to the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkok suburb and submitted a letter urging the government to solve the country’s political crisis as soon as possible, but saying it will not set deadline to pressure the government. The PAD supporters led […]
Thailand’s pro-establishment “Yellow Shirts” called Monday for the imposition of martial law to end mass anti-government protests by the rival “Red Shirts,” warning they may take action themselves. The Reds were on alert for a crackdown by the security forces on their fortified camp in the heart of Bangkok, where tensions remained high after a […]
BANGKOK (AFP) – THAILAND’S embattled prime minister vowed to clear Bangkok’s commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters as he appeared on television on Sunday in a show of unity with his army chief. But Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva did not say when security forces would retake the Red Shirts’ vast protest site, occupied for […]
While the red-shirted protesters have been bunkering down, the government yesterday came under more heat from other pressure groups, with the multicoloured shirts threatening to stage a mass rally on Friday and the yellow shirts planning their next move tomorrow. Dr Tul Sitthisomwong, a leader of the anti-red-shirt group, said yesterday that the multihued shirts […]
THE LATEST political crisis in Thailand is a particularly tragic instance of political blowback. Three times in the past four years, Thais opposed to the populist movement of Thaksin Shinawatra precipitated the downfall of democratically elected governments by creating chaos in the streets of Bangkok. Now the current government, backed by that same alliance of […]
