Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand on Sunday expanded a state of emergency to more provinces as fears of unrest appeared to grow following a violent weekend of clashes in Bangkok that has left at least 25 people dead. The state of emergency was extended to five more provinces, bringing the total to 22 provinces and […]
BANGKOK, May 16 (TNA) – Thailand’s Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) on Sunday urged anti-government Red Shirt protesters to leave their main rally site at Bangkok’s prime commercial area by Monday 3pm following clashes between troops and armed protesters which left 24 persons dead and ,over 200 wounded. CRES spokesman Col […]
Thailand’s military has canceled plans to impose a curfew in parts of Bangkok, where troops remain locked in a tense confrontation with anti-government protesters. Army officials told reporters Sunday that the government no longer saw a need to enforce a curfew. The army had said earlier it would impose a curfew later in the day. […]
The United States has warned its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Thailand and began evacuating non-essential embassy staff and families due to unrest in the country. “US citizens should defer all travel to Bangkok and defer all non-essential travel to the rest of Thailand,” a statement said. “The Department of State has authorized the […]
Thai authorities imposed a curfew on a jittery Bangkok after a weekend of violence that has left 25 people dead. The government has also ordered schools to be closed from Monday as anti-government Redshirt protesters continue to battle troops through the streets of the capital. As protesters torched a police traffic post and set fire […]
BANGKOK — The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone” on Saturday and said it was calling in reinforcements as fighting spread to several areas in the city and the death toll in a three-day offensive against anti-government protesters rose to 17. Gunfire and a series of explosions shook a neighborhood in […]
Red shirt protesters clashed with Bangkok police after a renegade general who supported the opposition was shot Thursday. Two months of violence have now killed 34 people. Red shirt protesters clashed with Bangkok police after a renegade general who supported the opposition was shot Thursday. Two months of violence have now killed 34 people. The […]
Three foreign journalists have been shot during protests in Bangkok, according to Sky sources. Local journalist Andrew Chant has told Sky News trouble is escalating between the army and Red Shirts in the Thai capital. “There is an uneasy calm in the area that had the violent protest,” he said. “The army are trying to […]
