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 […]
Yellow Shirt protesters regroup outside parliament building in Bangkok, to submit petition to House Speaker against reconciliation bills, pledge non-violent move. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, May 26 – The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), or the Yellow Shirt movement, will gather next Wednesday in Bangkok to protest against the reconciliation bill which was set to be deliberated in the House of Representatives on that day. The yellow-shirts move came as the House session is scheduled to consider on May […]
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 […]
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 (NNT) – Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra has said her plan to amend the Constitution is not for the benefit of someone in particular, adding that she would welcome opinions from all sides. The Prime Minister said, following the protest by the group of the yellow shirt or People Alliance’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
