Pheu Thai urges supporters to avoid Ratchaprasong during Democrat rally

BANGKOK, June 22 – The Pheu Thai Party on Wednesday issued a statement asking its members and supporters to stay away from the Democrat Party rally at Ratchaprasong, citing concerns over possible disturbances by third parties. Pheu Thai party spokesman Prompong Nopparit read the statement following the planned political rally Thursday by the Democrat Party […]

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Thai Democrat Party going ahead with rally at Ratchaprasong

BANGKOK, June 20 – Thailand’s Democrat Party will press ahead with a major election campaign rally at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection on Thursday, at the site where last year’s clashes between government forces and ‘Red Shirt’ United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters in April and May, a party executive said here Monday. Ongart Klampaiboon, […]

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Pheu Thai Urged to Clarify Stand on Red-shirt Group

The Democrat leader has expressed his disappointment with the top Pheu Thai MP candidate’s denial of her party’s involvement in the red-shirt group’s disruption of the Democrat poll campaigning. Democrat Party leader Abhist Vejjajiva expressed his disappointment with Pheu Thai Number One party-list MP candidate Yingluck Shinawatra’s denial of any involvement with the red-shirt group’s […]

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Remember Bangkok burning, voters told

Thai Democrats attack UDD as polls favour Pheu Thai The Democrat Party is focusing on reminding voters of last year’s political violence in a bid to stem the Pheu Thai Party’s fast-rising popularity. Korbsak Sabhavasu, chief of the Democrat Party’s strategy panel, said the party believed the majority of the public still have bitter memories […]

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