Caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday dismissed red-shirts’ rhetoric of a division of the country and asked them to exercise restraint, as Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha warned the country risked sliding into civil war due to the ongoing political rift. Meanwhile, caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul turned to the United […]
(25 February) A pop singer allied to the anti-government protest movements was forced to cancel his show in Chiang Mai province after Redshirts gathered at the concert venue. Pongsak “Off” Rattanapong was due to give his performance at Paak Pong bar-and-restaurant in Mueang district last night, but a group of Redshirts led by a local […]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Feb 23 – The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) today is holding a mass rally in this northeastern province to fight against the bureaucratic elite and the secretary-general of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) and his backers. The ‘war drum’ rally, as the Red Shirts call it this time, is […]
(21 February) A Redshirt leader has demanded that the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Co-Operatives clarify its stance regarding an incident in which Redshirts supporters were told off by its bank staff. The incident took place in Nakhon Ratchasima when 50 Redshirts led by Pheu Thai MP Prasert Chantraruangthong attempted on Thursday to deposit a […]
(20 February) Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has delivered a thinly-veiled threat that Redshirts supporters might face armed militants allied to his movements. Mr. Suthep, leader of the People’s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD), said at a rally stage in Bangkok’s Silom district that he has been informed […]
BANGKOK, Feb 20 – The pro-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirt movement, will gather on Sunday in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima to map out its future strategic moves. UDD leaders Tida Thavornset, Nattawut Saikua, Jatuporn Prompan, Korkaew Pikulthong, Weng Tojirakarn, and Yoswaris Chuklom announced at a news conference […]
Red shirt supporters in Chiang Mai demolish rally stage of anti-govt movement, fireworks explosion heard. Red shirt supporters in Chiang Mai demolish rally stage of anti-govt movement, fireworks explosion heard — MCOT English News (@MCOT_Eng) February 16, 2014
BANGKOK, Feb 10 – Thai police formally asked the army to hand over four soldiers for questioning for alleged involvement in the attempted murder of Udon Thani-based Red Shirt leader Kwanchai Praipana, the deputy army spokesman said today. Col Winthai Suvaree said the four suspects are assigned to work at the 9th Infantry Division in […]
