Thai authorities have raided more than a dozen community radio stations in Bangkok thought to be sympathetic to the anti-government “Red Shirt” movement. Police say the stations, located in Bangkok and surrounding areas, were raided Tuesday, after broadcasting statements defaming the Thai monarchy. Insulting the monarchy is a serious crime in Thailand. The raids came […]
Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra expressed confidence yesterday that the Pheu Thai Party will win the upcoming general election and said he was ready to return and “serve the people” if he was needed. Thaksin addressed a gathering for two hours via video link yesterday at an event to launch the party’s political campaign platform […]
Red-shirt leaders on Thursday stepped out to speak in unison, voicing suspicion about a military intervention to seize power after the upcoming House dissolution. Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said Army Chief of Staff General Dapong Rattanasuwan should explain why he urgenly summoned three key commanders to meet him at his residence on Wednesday’s night. […]
Two Anti-government red shirt supporters were shot and injured following an incident at the well-known Red Shirt protest site in Jomtien. The incident occurred on Thursday Morning as a team of red shirts were preparing the site for a rally which is taking place there on Saturday. Khun Bajuab aged 49, a close friend of […]
BANGKOK, April 20 – The Thai Cabinet on Wednesday extended enforcement of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in the capital for another month to maintain law and order as the Red Shirt movement plans a mass rally to mark one-year anniversary of the end of its deadly protest at Ratchaprasong intersection. Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen, […]
The director general of the Department of Special Investigation said Monday that public prosecutors will summon 18 red-shirt leaders to face sedition charge. DSI chief Tharit Phengdit said the DSI investigators and public prosecutors agreed during a meeting on April 10 to press the sedition charge against 18 red-shirt leaders. Tharit said he will send […]
BANGKOK, 18 April 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has petitioned the prosecutor for consideration on revoking the bail of nine core leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Following an alleged insult on the monarchy by nine UDD core figures during the latest rally on 10 April, DSI […]
Co-leaders of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Sunday afternoon filed a report false information intentionally charge against Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha with police, reports said. The complaint was filed with Samranrat police station by UDD core leaders Jatuporn Prompan, Weng Tochirakarn, Suporn Atthawong and wichian Khaokham, Puea Thai MP for Udon […]
