The People’s Information Centre (PCI) released a report yesterday saying that up to 93 red shirt protesters, innocent bystanders and soldiers were killed in the April-May crackdown last year. According to government reports, the death toll of last year’s political unrest stood at 91. The PCI report was released to mark the one year anniversary […]
BANGKOK, April 7 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Thursday rejected a bail bid for ‘Red Siam’ activist leader Surachai Danwattananusorn for allegedly committing lese majeste, insulting the country’s monarchy, citing concerns over his possible flight. The court decision came as a lawyer for Mr Surachai, known as Surachai Saedan, sought the temporary release of his […]
BANGKOK, 6 April 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Red Shirts (UDD) will hold a rally in Bangkok on 10 April in remembrance of the political bloodbath at Kok Wua Intersection last year. A press conference was held by Acting Chairperson of the UDD Thida Thavornseth along with UDD core leaders Jatuporn Prompan, Natthawut Saikua and Weng […]
BANGKOK, 5 April 2011 (NN)-The Democrat Party said it was ready to contest in the upcoming election while believing that the unrest would continue to dominate Thailand’s political arena if the Red Shirt core leaders were fielded as Puea Thai Party candidates. The personal spokesperson of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjivija, Thepthai Senpong, said the Democrat […]
Thaksin Shinawatra, in his lengthy phone-in to the red-shirts in Udon Thani last night effectively kicked off his election campaign with his series of populist planks. He said “all polls” say Pheau Thai Party will win more than half of the seats. He declared that he will make his election platform public on April 24. […]
BANGKOK, 26 March 2011 (NNT) – The planned concert of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) on Saturday evening at Bonanza Khao Yai is expected to be peaceful while local police have prepared to deploy 300 officers to ensure peace and order. Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Director-General Tharit Pengdit expected that the […]
Police investigators have concluded no authorities were responsible for the killing of a Japanese cameraman for Reuters, the Department of Special Investigation announced Wednesday. DSI Director-General Tharit Phengdit said police have wrapped up the case and sent it to the DSI to carry out further investigations to try to find the one behind the death […]
A fugitive leader of a red shirt-affiliated group in Chiang Mai has surrendered to police after fleeing the arrest warrant for terrorism and other charges related to the violent protests last year. Petchawat Wattanapongsirikul, a leader of a red shirt-affiliated group in Chiang Mai province called Love Chiang Mai 51 Group, has turned himself in […]
