UDON THANI – As Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is losing popular support, facing fierce criticism for her management of the massive floods plaguing Bangkok, her strongest supporters, the Red Shirts, are finding new ways to strengthen their movement and prepare for the worst. With fears of a looming coup, Red Shirt leaders in Udon Thani […]
BANGKOK, 9 October 2011 (NNT) – The first Red Shirt district has been officially recognized in Udon Thani province (Thailand) today with Pheu Thai MP Mr.Jatuporn Prompan presiding over the opening ceremony. Other political figures arriving at the event today include former Nakhon Phanom MP Dr. Prasong Boonpong and a former member of the Constitution […]
BANGKOK, Sept 30 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Friday sentenced two Red Shirt activists to 20 months in jail for violating the state of emergency imposed last year. The two convicted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) members were Veera Saipim and Chakkrit Chomthong, both from the northeastern province of Sakhon Nakhon. Read more: […]
PHNOM PENH, 25 September 2011 (NNT) – Red Shirt football players have beaten Cambodian players 10-7 in the Saturday friendship match in Phnom Penh. The Red Shirt team, which is named Team A, featured Cambodian Minister Hun Sen, Red Shirt core member and Pheu Thai MP’s Nattawut Saikua, and Jatuporn Prompan. The Cambodian team featured […]
In a surprising U-turn, Department of Special Investigation chief Tharit Pengdit told Agence France Presse on 17 September that the army was responsible for the fatal shooting of Japanese cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto during clashes between government forces and “Red Shirt” protesters in Bangkok on 10 April 2010. The DSI previously reported on 24 March that […]
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 (NNT) – The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) is prepared to demonstrate at Bangkok Democracy Monument on 18 September to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 2006 coup d’état. Acting UDD Chairperson Thida Thawornset announced that the group would stage a gathering on 18 September at the Democracy Monument […]
Thailand’s Criminal Court Wednesday approved the travel petition for three of four red-shirt leaders to visit Cambodia. The court allows Veera Musigapong, two Pheu Thai MPs, Natthawut Saikua and Yoswaris “Jeng Dokjik” Chuklom to make a two-leg trip to Phnom Penh. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 6 September 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Police Captain Chalerm Yubumrung has defended the establishment of villages under the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) that they are weapon-free. Speaking before participating in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the deputy prime minister stated that the government cannot let the UDD, known to […]
