Thai military confirms transparency of drugs suppression plan

BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 (NNT) – The military has confirmed transparency of the 3-1-5 narcotic drug suppression operation in Bangkok and its vicinities, stressing that there is no hidden political agenda as alleged. Speaking about the narcotic drug suppression mission, Army Spokesperson Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd explained that the 3-1-5 strategy is aimed at preventing narcotic […]

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Abhisit to campaign in Red Shirt stronghold

BANGKOK, May 27 – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as Democrat Party leader is scheduled to visit all regions and will launch its political campaign in the Northeast, a major stronghold of the Pheu Thai Party and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirt movement, according to a Democrat Party spokesman. […]

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Bangkok entrepreneurs to sue Red Shirts, Government for losses

BANGKOK, 20 May 2011 (NNT) – The Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) is preparing to file lawsuits against the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) for damages incurred by rallies and against the Government for negligence. RSTA President Chai Srivikorn claimed that political demonstrations organized by the UDD at Ratchaprasong Intersection over the past […]

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Over 10,000 red shirts rally in Bangkok

Over 10,000 red-shirt people gathered at the Rajprasong Intersection Thursday to commemorate the crackdown on their peers a year ago. At 4:30 pm, the demonstrators occupied the Rajprasong Road from the Four Seasons Hotel to Pratunam Intersection and on the Rama 1 Road, they occupied the road from Chidlom Intersection to Henri Dunant Intersection. Read […]

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