Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Washington DC in the middle of the month to testify against the Thai government with a US parliamentary commission on human rights, his legal advisor said Monday. Noppadon Pattama said Thaksin was invited to testify to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) over the crackdowns […]
BANGKOK, Dec 4 — Thailand’s anti-government Red Shirts, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) have cancelled their plan to hold a political talk show on Sunday, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 83rd birthday, a UDD leader said Saturday. Sombat Boonngamanong, leader of the Red Sunday group, told a press conference that the UDD […]
Thailand is at risk of facing military coup as there are conditions that could lead to a military coup in December, Sombat Boonngamanong, core leader of Red Sunday group, warned on Saturday. Mr Sombat pointed out that the Constitution Court is likely to give its ruling on the Democrat Party dissolution case on Monday and […]
Police have arrested five suspects accused of launching several M79 and bomb attacks in Bangkok and elsewhere during the red-shirt protests in May. The five suspects are identified as Wallop Phitheephrome, Somkhid Makwong, Wanchai Sangkhao, Anant Meerod and Chatchai Phokhanuphrab. Police said Wallop admitted to being behind 12 M79 attacks including four in Chiang Mai […]
BANGKOK, Nov 18 – The anti-government Red Shirt movement, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Thursday pledged that its demonstration in the Thai capital on Friday to mark the six-month anniversary of the forced ending of the group’s protest at Ratchaprasong intersection will be peaceful and said it will hold continuing activities […]
There are eight cases of deaths during the anti-government protests from March to May involving the red shirts and the “men in black”, while the cause of deaths in four other cases is unknown but they could have resulted from a crackdown by security forces, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said yesterday. The deaths […]
BANGKOK, 15 November 2010 (NNT) – National Police Chief Wichian Pojphosri said the police have been prepared to provide safety in the upcoming demonstration of the anti-government group, or the Red Shirt, on Friday. According to Police Chief, the police will adopt similar crowd control measures used last year as well as other approaches if […]
BANGKOK, 11 November 2010 (NNT)-The red shirt’s lawyer has file a lawsuit against Prime Minister Abisit Vejjajiva and government officials claiming that they have wrongfully taken legal action against the red-shirt and arrested many of its members. Mr. Karom Poltaklang (คารม พลทกลาง), the lawyer, said the lawsuits had already been filed against the Prime Minister, […]
