After a string of grenade attacks killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others in Bangkok last week, Thai government made an announcement that foreigners have not been targeted in the on-going political conflict. However, visitors and tourists are advised to be vigilant, follow news developments, exercise extra caution and avoid areas near […]
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has emerged to deny rumours that he is dead. Rumours have swept the internet in recent days that Thaksin, who has been living in self-exile, mainly in Dubai, is suffering from terminal stage cancer. One version said he died during a chemotherapy session on Friday. Panthongtae, his eldest son, earlier […]
Protests in several provinces and a late-night blast in Bangkok deepened the sense of crisis as Thailand’s political stand-off continued. In the capital, a grenade attack on the home of a law-maker allied to the ruling coalition injured eight people. Outside Bangkok, red-shirt protesters were reported to have blocked roads to prevent police reinforcing colleagues. […]
Thailand’s pro-establishment “Yellow Shirts” called Monday for the imposition of martial law to end mass anti-government protests by the rival “Red Shirts,” warning they may take action themselves. The Reds were on alert for a crackdown by the security forces on their fortified camp in the heart of Bangkok, where tensions remained high after a […]
Border patrol police who were blocked in their camp by red shirts for five hours in Phitsulok province managed to break through the blocking on Monday. The police then headed to Bangkok to join their comrades who are guarding red shirts protesters at Rajprasong rally site. The blocking at Phraya Chakri camp where 150 border […]
BANGKOK (AFP) – THAILAND’S embattled prime minister vowed to clear Bangkok’s commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters as he appeared on television on Sunday in a show of unity with his army chief. But Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva did not say when security forces would retake the Red Shirts’ vast protest site, occupied for […]
BANGKOK, 25 April 2010 (NNT) – Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has asked the anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and all other groups of demonstrators gathering near hospitals to facilitate the operation of ambulances and medical personnel. The minister sought the cooperation from all the protestors not to impede the operation of […]
WASHINGTON (Politically Illustrated) – Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva continues to seek a peaceful solution to the ongoing spat between his government and “red shirt” protesters on Sunday after months of avid protests. “Negotiations must be done to find a solution for most of the country, not just the red shirts, who are just part […]
