Protesters block road preventing MPs access to Parliament

BANGKOK, June 1 – Anti-government groups on Friday rallying outside Parliament to oppose the passage of reconciliation bills to be considered today have blocked a key route preventing lawmakers from entering parliament to start deliberations. The multi-coloured shirt group led by Tul Sitthisomwong blockaded Kan Ruen intersection on Ratchawithee Road which also virtually blocks the […]

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PAD to hold political talk show in Bangkok

The People’s Alliance for Democracy has scheduled May 26 to hold a political concert and talk show in Lumpini Park to raise awareness about political reforms, PAD spokesman Panthep Pourpongpan said on Wednesday. “At the event, PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul will be the sole speaker on the reforms needed to clean up Thai politics,” he […]

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Thai court sentences Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi to 20 years prison

BANGKOK, Feb 28 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the Yellow Shirt movement, to 20 years in prison without suspension for violating the Securities and Exchange Act. He was accused for fabricating documents to secure a Bt1,078 million loan from the state-owned […]

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No coup guaranteed: Sukumpol

Thai Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat has reaffirmed that the army will not stage a coup and has warned the yellow-shirt People’s Alliance for Demcocracy (PAD) to act within the law if it decides to stage rallies against charter amendments. “The national army chief [Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha] and I have told the media for the 101st […]

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Thailand: Top PAD leader calls for another military coup

Top Yellow Shirt leader calls for another military coup (Is this legal?) The PAD’s Manager Online has a report in Thai. The headline reads: “Sondhi urges the military to cooperate with the people-sector to stage a coup and protect the monarchy” (“สนธิ จี้ทหารจับมือภาค ปชช.ปฏิวัติ ยึดอำนาจรัฐ ปกป้องสถาบัน”). PP: The Sondhi speech is, of course, insane. But […]

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