THAILAND- Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government would not stop Thaksin from entering the country, but, as a fugitive, the former leader must first come under the judicial process. “There is no problem. He is not prohibited from entering the country. After his entry, he will have to come under Thai law,” the PM said. In […]
Thailand’s politics are in turmoil, featuring mass demonstrations, a growing role for the military in Thai politics, and erosion of the country’s fledgling democracy. If the United States aims to construct a foreign policy which can adapt to the coming Thai tempest, we need to understand the players and the turf. The Conflict and Its […]
BANGKOK – Lawyers for the family of ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra met with investigators in Thailand on Tuesday and denied accusations of having financed the recent anti-government protests that sparked bloody clashes with security forces. Thaksin, his ex-wife Pojaman, and two of their three grown children are among 83 people and companies suspected by the government […]
The streets of Bangkok may be quiet again after the Red Shirt protests earlier this year that resulted in more than 80 deaths and thousands of injuries, but the country’s politics are still highly unstable. A state of emergency remains even as Prime Minsiter Abhisit Vejjajiva has proposed a “road map” to national reconciliation. The […]
BANGKOK, June 26 (TNA) — Six leaders of the anti-government ‘Red Shirt’ United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) who were detained at Klong Prem Prison have been moved to join their five compatriots at Bangkok Remand Prison as requested by their lawyers and other UDD leaders, according to Corrections Department director-general Chartchai Suthiklom. The […]
Discontent with govt in power led to move for disruption, say suspects Police yesterday arrested three men accused of masterminding the bomb attack on Bhum Jai Thai Party headquarters in northern Bangkok on Tuesday. In additiont to Khamphol Khamkhong, Dejphol Phutthajong and another unidentified man, there were four other men including a monk suspected of […]
BANGKOK, 24 June 2010 (NNT) – Seven teams of police investigators have been set up to hunt down three wanted anti-government leaders who remain at large. Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Police Colonel Songpol Wattanachai told the press that the authorities had been continuously searching for the exact whereabouts of the three runaway core leaders of […]
Several thousand red shirts have united for the first time since their protest was broken up on May 19 to mourn the death of their “heroic fighter”, army specialist Khattiya Sawasdipol. Supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) flooded Wat Sommanat yesterday with bitterness, resentment and anger about the death of the […]
