A Thai government spokesman said that officials created two programs Friday aimed at returning life to normal in Thailand’s capital after clashes between anti-government protesters and troops crippled Bangkok for days. Spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said that a rapid-response team of police and civilian city officials will start patrolling Bangkok to ensure stability, prevent disruptions, and [...]
Even as tensions eased in Bangkok one day after riots and arson convulsed the city following a military crackdown on antigovernment protesters, the Thai government extended a nighttime curfew in the capital and 23 provinces on Thursday. Firefighters doused the wreckage of a large shopping mall that was torched by the protesters on Wednesday during [...]
As a response to the Red-shirts’ willingness to negotiate, Thai Deputy PM Secretary General Panithan Wattanayakorn said Monday afternoon that Thailand’s government will only resume the peace talks with the protesters after they end the rally and riots. The Red-shirts leaders have to end the rally at the downtown Rajprasong area and stop attacking troops [...]
Despite three days of fighting that has killed 24 people and spiraled into chaotic urban warfare with both sides calling for reinforcements, thousands of Thai protesters refused to leave Bangkok‘s streets on Sunday. A curfew was being considered for Bangkok, a city of 15 million people known for its nightlife, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. [...]
On Friday, the Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched what they hope will be one of the country’s biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections. Called the Red Shirts because of their hallmark garb, leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship [...]
In a ruling that could unleash fresh political turmoil, Thailand’s top court will decide Friday whether to seize the 2.3-billion-dollar fortune of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Amid warnings of potential violence by Thaksin’s supporters, the looming verdict dubbed “Judgment Day” by local media has prompted the government to deploy tens of thousands of security [...]
A Bangkok Airways flight skidded off the runway of a popular tourist island injuring several passengers. The plane hit the airport control tower on Koh Samui. About 70 people were onboard when the incident occurred. According to a spokesman from the airline, all passengers were evacuated, but said an unspecified number were wounded. The plane [...]
Thai officials have filed David Carradine’s death as a suicide, but suspect foul play because of conflicting stories about Carradine’s life and the actual scene where the death took place. The “Kill Bill” star was in Thailand filming the movie stretch when he’s nude body was found in his hotel room with a rope around [...]
