Tag: Red Shirts

News

July 12, 2011December 6, 2023

Thai Election Commission suspends party-list candidates including Abhisit and Yingluck

Thailand’s Election Commission on Tuesday officially endorsed 109 party-list candidates but suspended 16 others including outgoing PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, PM designate Yingluck Shinawatra and red shirted leaders of Pheu Thai party. The EC reasoned that it decided to suspend because it would have to investigate the complaints against the candidates. Read more: The Nation

1 min read

Bangkok

July 12, 2011October 25, 2012

Thailand Court summons witness in arson case against Red Shirt guards

BANGKOK, 12 July 2011 (NNT) – The South Bangkok Criminal Court has summoned a witness for testimony in the case related to red-shirt security guards’ arson attack on Central World Shopping Complex in May 2010. The South Bangkok Criminal Court today held a hearing for the arson case lodged by the prosecutor on 1 September […]

1 min read

Bangkok

July 11, 2011

Video may identify arsonists burning Bangkok

Public prosecutors are scheduled to present closed-circuit video footage today in the criminal trial of two men charged with participating in the arson that burned down CentralWorld and Zen department store last year. The video is expected to help pinpoint those responsible for setting the shopping centre ablaze during riots after the military moved in […]

1 min read

News

July 11, 2011December 6, 2023

19 Red Shirt leaders set to hear lèse majesté charges on 17 August

BANGKOK, 11 July 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has scheduled 19 core leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) alleged of lèse majesté to hear their charges on 17 August. After conferring with the prosecutor, DSI chief Tharit Pengdit revealed that he had notified 17 of the 19 […]

1 min read

News

July 4, 2011December 6, 2023

No Red Shirts in new Thai Cabinet

Pheu Thai source: Party doesn’t want image to be tainted; Yingluck joins hands with Chart Thai Pattana, Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, Palang Chon and Mahachon Speaking after a meeting with representatives of four other parties, which are willing to join the new government, Yingluck said an urgent task for her government would be to restore […]

1 min read

News

June 28, 2011December 6, 2023

Thai Court rejects Red Shirt leader’s request for temporary release to vote in election

BANGKOK, June 28 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a request for bail from key leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) Jatuporn Prompan who sought temporary release from jail to vote in the July 3 general election, saying there is no reason to change an earlier court verdict. The court […]

1 min read

Bangkok

June 23, 2011October 25, 2012

Bangkok black-clad men were Red Shirt guards in disguise: Suthep

BANGKOK, 23 June 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has clarified to the Thai people at Ratchaprasong Intersection that the black-clad assailants during the 2010 political mayhem were, in fact, security guards of the red-shirt group. In his capacity as the Democrat Secretary-General, Mr Suthep made the opening speech on stage at Ratchaprasong […]

1 min read

Bangkok

June 23, 2011November 3, 2012

Democrats rally at Red Shirts’ Ratchaprasong protest site amid tight security

BANGKOK, June 23 – A large crowd gathered at Ratchaprasong, Bangkok’s prime business and shopping area, Thursday evening to join a major election campaign rally for Thailand’s oldest political party, the Democrat Party, with less than two weeks to go until the July 3 general election. Despite rains, the Democrat supporters turned up in substantial […]

1 min read