Intelligence reports confirmed that there is no sign of possible violence during the planned march in Bangkok by the red-shirt people group on Sunday, Special Branch commander Pol Lt Gen Trithos Ronritthiwichai said on Saturday. The red-shirt supporters of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will tomorrow hold a procession through areas in […]
The Metropolitan Police Bureau has planned to deploy more than 3,000 officers at a political rally to be organized this upcoming Sunday by a red shirt affiliated group. Acting Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Police Lieutenant General Jaktip Chaijinda has called for a meeting with the commanders and the deputy commanders of Regions 1 […]
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – The members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) — the Yellow Shirt movement — on Thursday attended a religious ceremony at the Thai capital’s Royal Plaza to commemorate the second anniversary of the Oct 7 incidents when two protesters were killed during a clash with police. The PAD made Buddhist […]
Bangkok: Three dead, nine injured in blast – Suspect believed to be Chiang Mai man Police are looking to question a Chiang Mai man following an explosion last night at a five-storey apartment in Nonthaburi which killed three people and injured nine others. A source at the Crime Suppression Division said Room 202 at Samarn […]
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — An emergency decree in Bangkok and three provinces has been extended, a Thai government spokesman said Tuesday. The decree allows authorities to detain suspects without formal charges up to 90 days. The emergency rule was imposed in April after anti-government protests crippled much of Thailand. The extension of the emergency rule […]
Red warriors are planning to wreak havoc on the country again, a security source said yesterday. The information came from Kittichai Jansawasdee, who was arrested on Saturday afternoon after trying to escape from a red-warrior den in Chiang Mai, the source said. When Kittichai reportedly asked for directions from locals, he looked so suspicious that […]
The Thai prime minister says his government may hold early elections in 2011 if the country’s Red Shirt opposition movement does not stage more protests. “We believe that six more months of continued stability… should be able to set the scene for a possible early election next year,” he told the Council on Foreign Relations […]
BANGKOK, Sept. 20 (UPI) — Leaders of the Red Shirt opposition movement in Thailand called on a deputy leader to mediate talks between rival parties, the government announced Monday. The British government last week issued a travel warning for parts of Thailand out of fear that Red Shirt demonstrations could turn violent. The so-called Red […]
