The prime minister admits the security situation remains worrisome, especially during a red-shirt rally planned for September 19, the 4th anniversary of the 2006 coup. He has ordered security agencies to keep a close watch on some groups who do not want to see national reconciliation. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ordered security tightened from […]
BANGKOK, 9 September 2010 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban admits receiving there are reports of possible assassination to be attempted on important figures but no report of anticipating violence in the upcoming opposition rallies during the upcoming red-shirt rallies on 19 September. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep said he has instructed […]
A THAI Airways flight from Bangkok landed safely in Los Angeles following a bomb threat. Flight TG794, which departed Bangkok at 7.30am local time had 179 passengers on board, the company said in the statement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Los Angeles World Airports Authority are conducting security screening of all passengers and crew, […]
PATTAYA, Thailand—Four months after their marathon Bangkok street protests ended in a bloody crackdown, Thailand’s antigovernment Red Shirt protesters are testing the limits of what political and military leaders will allow, with a large fund-raising concert in this bawdy seaside resort and another rally planned for the capital. The movement’s leaders have set themselves a […]
After two bombing attacks in Bangkok in one week, the Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) has step up security measures by keeping 24-hour alert on 454 spots across the capital city, the Metropolitan police spokesman said on Friday. The CRES classified the places prone to attack into three levels, said Metropolitan […]
BANGKOK, 2 September 2010 (NNT) – Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has voiced his readiness to consider lifting the state of emergency should the situation eases off, stressing that the military has no initiative to orchestrate a coup d’état. General Prawit ensured the best effort of all security officers to maintain peace and order in […]
The Thai government has issued a warning to the public about possible attacks on politically relevant locations in September. Acting Government Spokesperson Panitan Wattanayagorn said of yesterday’s M-79 grenade attack at the National Broadcasting Television station in Bangkok that the security situation is being closely monitored by security authorities. However, Panitan commented that if the […]
A lone gunman has escaped with eight million baht after robbing the bank officials unloading the 20 million baht deposit into the Khon Kaen’s UOB Bank branch. The gunman, armed with a pistol has pulled off a daring robbery at Khon Kaen’s branch of UOB Bank where three bank officials were in charge of depositing […]
