Man Arrested with Weapons near Yellow Shirts Rally Site The Bangkok Metropolitan Police have arrested a man in possession of a rifle with scope and 150 rounds of ammunition close to the rally site of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The man claimed he was going hunting for animals with the rifle. TAN Network
BANGKOK, Feb 11 — The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), also known as the Yellow Shirt movement, marched from its rally site at Makkhawan Bridge on Rajdamnern Nok Avenue to the capital’s Royal Plaza to make an oath of allegiance to the monarchy and country at the King Chulalongkorn Equestrian Statue before returning to its […]
Foreigners in Thailand and ASEAN are closely following breaking news on the amazing and unprecedented events in the Middle East as the movement to overthrow governments may ripple through even more countries into Thailand causing a potential overthrow of the current government. “Like we hope happens in Egypt, we want an orderly transition into democracy […]
BANGKOK, 10 February 2011 (NNT) – The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has insisted on visiting Kantharalak district in the border province of Si Sa Ket to give moral support to troops and local villagers affected by the Thai-Cambodian border skirmishes. PAD key figure Major General Chamlong Srimuang has confirmed that the PAD on Friday […]
BANGKOK, 8 February 2011 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police has proposed to the Cabinet to impose the Internal Security Act in Bangkok from 9 to 23 February 2011 to cope with both the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters. National Police Chief Wichean Potephosree has told Deputy […]
BANGKOK, 4 February 2011 (NNT)-Police General Wichean Potphosri instructed police during their security training yesterday to guard the Government House and the Parliament, the two important institutions, to the best of their ability. 9 police batches participated in the training which was aimed at responding to protesters under various circumstances. It included strategies ranging from […]
Key member arrested over airport seizures A key member of the People’s Alliance for Democracy has been arrested on outstanding charges stemming from the movement’s seizure in 2008 of Bangkok’s two commercial airports. The arrest last night comes as the PAD announced it is planning a major rally on Saturday to try to force the […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2011 (NNT)-The UDD or Red Shirt has launched a handbook on anti-coup d’etat with an aim to give their members a crash course on how to respond to the military coup. Acting Red Shirt Leader Thida Thawornsate has said that Thailand would not be any different than Myanmar if the government was […]
