BANGKOK, Sept 26 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung on Wednesday instructed Thailand’s national police chief to step up security during the country’s political gatherings following yesterday’s clash between supporters of the red shirt and yellow shirt movements. The deputy premier reacted after pro-government Red Shirts and rival Yellow Shirt supporters clashed at the Crime […]
Tuesday’s clash between the yellow shirts and red shirts seemed to be instigated, a police officer said Wednesday. “I don’t know which group it was, but there were hardcore people trying to cause chaos,” Crime Suppression Division deputy commander Pol Col Prasopchok Prommoon said Wednesday. Read more: The Nation
A protest by Yellow Shirt Thai expats in Los Angeles forced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to cancel a public speech to Red Shirt supporters on the eve of the Queen’s birthday. Mr. Thaksin has been visiting the U.S. for about a week. On August 14, a spokesman for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, law […]
The Rayong Provincial Court Wednesday sentenced Sondhi Limthongkul, the founder of Manager Group and yellow-shirt leader, to two years in jai for defaming Gen Mongkol Ampornpisit, former chairman of the TPI Polene rehabilitation committee. The court also ordered Sondhi to pay a compensation of Bt200,000 plus 7.5 per cent interest per annum from August 21, […]
BANGKOK, July 24 – Yellow Shirt activists of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) threatened Tuesday to rally unless the reconciliation bills currently before Parliament are withdrawn within seven days. Key PAD leaders Sondhi Limthongkul, Chamlong Srimuang, Pipob Thongchai and Somkiat Pongpaiboon announced the group’s stance on the national reconciliation bills which might be reconsidered […]
BANGKOK, 4 June 2012 (NNT) – Democrat Party and Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for an immediate closure of the current House session so that the government can settle rows over the controversial Reconciliation Act draft. Mr. Abhisit on Monday suggested that the government enforce a decree to prorogue the House in order to […]
BANGKOK, June 2 – Thailand’s yellow-shirted movement, the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Saturday decided to postpone its June 5 rally after House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont decided to cancel next week’s parliamentary sessions on charter amendment and national reconciliation bills. The Yellow Shirt movement issued a statement today, saying its planned protest at Makkhawan […]
All 12 military, civilian and police intelligence agencies in Thailand have been ordered to monitor an ongoing political rally against a Pheu Thai Party attempt to debate a bill in favour of defacto leader Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a directive from Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha signed yesterday. Yuthasak rejects coup rumours as yellow shirts […]
