BANGKOK, THAILAND – A second British man has been arrested in Thailand for alleged involvement in violent anti-government “Red Shirt” protests earlier this year, police said Thursday. Keith Wayne Bush, 49, from Manchester was arrested on arson charges at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday after arriving on a flight from the United Arab Emirates, according to immigration police. His Thai [...]

On Sunday, about three hundred members of Thai United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), gathered in Chiang Mai in an anti-government rally. The demonstrators lay down on the ground and staged a theatrical play to mock the military who clamped down on red shirted protesters in Bangkok earlier in 2010. Most of the demonstrators are women and elderly residents [...]

The personal chauffeur of the late red-shirt military strategist Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol is being held at an undisclosed army camp for interrogation over his alleged involvement in anti-government protests from March to May, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tharit Pengdit said yesterday. Jakchalat “Pol” Khongsuwan, 37, could be detained for up to 30 days without the presence of lawyers [...]

Thailand’s Prime Minister addressed “Yellow Shirt” protesters Saturday at a rally held in defiance of emergency rules banning political gatherings. Police said around 2,500 demonstrators — many wearing yellow and waving national flags — gathered at a sports stadium in Bangkok, after protesters agreed a change in venue to avoid confrontation with the authorities. Crowds cheered Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, [...]

About 1,500 members of a right-wing group ignored a state of emergency by demonstrating in the Thai capital Saturday, but heeded a government warning not to rally outside the prime minister’s office, police said. The number of people participating in the protest at a sports stadium against government policy on a territorial dispute with Cambodia later dwindled to less than [...]

Depending on how key players responsible for the political polarisation can tone down their egocentricity for the sake of the greater good next year, when there will be a general election and celebrations for His Majesty’s auspicious 84th birthday, a fresh start could usher in for the country. Since the end of the red-shirt rally in May, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin [...]

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, 1 August 2010 (NNT) – A series of bomb explosions in Bangkok might negatively affect the Thai economy despite the current global economic recovery, said former Deputy Prime Minister and Ruam Chart Pattana Party core leader, Suwat Liptapanlop. According to Mr Suwat, the Thai economic condition has improved after the prolonged rallies of the United Front of Democracy [...]

(NECN/MCOT: Songkhla, Thailand) – Fifty French tourists begin the Thailand phase of their vintage car rally in the southern province of Songkhla. Tourism Authority of Thailand welcomed the members of the vintage car rally who began their 21-day Thailand phase on Monday. A traditional Thai drum band performed as a reception while tourism officials presented gifts and memorabilia for the [...]

BANGKOK, July 22 – An independent reporter on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other 12 persons for attempted murder and mayhem in the army’s security operation to retake the anti-government Red Shirt rally site at Khok Wua intersection on April 10. Bodin Watcharobol, who described himself as an independent reporter, asked Udom Prongfa, personal [...]

About 20 representatives of Farmers Organisation Network of Thailand gathered at Government House on Thursday, calling for concrete measures to end farmers’ debt problems. Prayuth Veerakitti, leader of the group , said his network had earlier petitioned Khunying Supattra Masdith, an adviser to the prime minister, asking for government help to solve problems debt-stricken farmers, but no action had been [...]