BANGKOK, May 30 – United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders have been keeping a low profile after being released from detention by the military at the order of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) which staged a coup in Thailand on May 22. The UDD ‘red shirt’ headquarters remained closed today […]
BANGKOK, May 28 – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) released some leaders of the red shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) after seven days in detention. Kwanchai Sarakham, UDD leader in Udon Thani province, showed up in a wheelchair together with another UDD leader Nisit Sinthuphrai and former commerce minister […]
BANGKOK, May 26 – Thailand’s public prosecutor has indicted Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary-general of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), in connection with deaths and injuries of civilians in the crackdown on protesters in Bangkok’s 2010 political upheaval. Pol Lt Col Phichit Nonthasuwan, public prosecutor for special litigation, pressed the charge of premeditated murder against Mr […]
BANGKOK: Soldiers began clearing the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) rally site on Utthayarn Road in Bangkok’s Tawee Wattana district shortly after army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha announced the coup this afternoon (May 22). Read more: thephuketnews.com
BANGKOK, May 20 – Army Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said the Peace and Order Maintaining Command (POMC) planned to invite political rivals for talks to find a way out of crisis, asserting it will give fairness to all groups. Gen Prayuth, as chief of POMC, chaired a press briefing after meeting with all heads of […]
CHIANG RAI — As nationwide martial law takes hold in Thailand, pro-government Redshirts in Chiang Rai province “temporarily” suspended their political campaign, while soldiers were ordered to raid a state-owned television station in nearby Chiang Mai province. Chiang Rai Redshirts had been organising a rally near Chiang Rai’s old city wall in league with the […]
Soldiers on Tuesday encircled a pro-government redshirt protest in Thailand’s capital, the rally leader said, after the military declared martial law to quell months of political unrest. “We have been surrounded by troops on all sides,” Jatuporn Prompan told AFP. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 19 May 2014 (NNT) – Chairman of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) Jatuporn Prompan has appeared before the Criminal Court after an arrest warrant was issued against him in a libel case. Mr Jatuporn, accompanied by his legal team, traveled to the Criminal Court this afternoon in a bid to clarify […]
