Bangkok’s notorious nightlife district of Patpong was turned into a battle ground last night (May 6, 2009) as hundreds of night-market traders rioted against Thai police. The angry scene erupted when Thai police and government […]
Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has targeted the Thailand tourism industry as a priority for reviving the Thai economy in 2009, in a speech to members of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council (Nesac). […]
Less than 24-hours after Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva removed the state of emergency decree for Bangkok and five other Thai provinces, red-shirt pro-democracy supporters have rallied at Sanam Luang, a traditional political rallying ground […]
One week after Thai soldiers clashed with rioting pro-democracy “red shirt” protesters on the streets of Bangkok the country is still governed under the state of emergency decree imposed by Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. […]
A Bangkok monk says claims by the Thailand government that the army only fired blanks at red-shirted pro-democracy supporters at Din Daeng last Monday (April 13) are not true and that those shot include a […]
The pro-democracy “red-shirts” protests in Bangkok, Thailand culminated in a violent confrontations between protesters and the Thailand military on April 13, 2009. Following a stand-off between protesters and the Thai army at Din Daeng during […]
For five days in April 2009 the “red-shirt” pro-democracy movement under the umbrella of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) besieged Thailand’s Government House, demanding the resignation of Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit […]
Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Veijajiva yesterday (April 12) declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and Pattaya after red-shirt protesters on Saturday (April 11) stormed an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) economic summit in […]
The ongoing political protests in Thailand and the hasty cancellation of the 14th Asean Economic Summit yesterday (April 11) that saw 14 heads of state hurriedly evacuated from a Pattaya hotel rooftop by helicopter will […]
Day two of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship’s (UDD’s) rally aimed at ousting the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and forcing a general election saw taxi drivers block access to the […]
An estimated 100,000 anti-government red-shirt protesters yesterday (April 8) began their latest campaign to oust the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, with a mass rally surrounding Thailand’s Government House and the nearby Royal Plaza. […]
Less than five months after yellow-shirted anti-government protesters seized and closed Bangkok two airports stranding hundreds of thousands of international tourists, the country is headed towards further political unrest after more than 150,000 pro-democracy red […]