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Rally hurts tourism

BANGKOK, 23 March 2010 (NNT) – The private sector has urged the anti-government demonstrators currently staging a mass rally in the capital to end their activity as soon as possible…

Red Shirts to pressure PM Abhisit by following him ‘everywhere’

BANGKOK, March 22 (TNA) – Thailand’s anti-government protesters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will continue to put more pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva by sending…

Thaksin asked to prioritize national benefits for peace

BANGKOK, 21 March 2010 (NNT) – The domestic political tension will be relieved if former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra thinks of benefits for the country instead of his personal gain,…

No double standards, bureaucratic polity in Thailand

BANGKOK, 19 March 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has dismissed the existence of double standards in Thailand, as criticized by the anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship…

Democrats to sue ex-PM, three UDD leaders

BANGKOK, 18 March 2010 (NNT) – The ruling Democrat Party is preparing to take legal action against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on defamation charges. Mr Thepthai Senpong, Spokesperson to…

Red Shirt protesters seek US embassy clarity over alleged sabotage claim

BANGKOK, March 17 (TNA) –  Red Shirt protesters on Wednesday submitted a letter to the US embassy in Bangkok, asking for the embassy to clarify Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban’s…

Lack of quorum causes postponement of joint parliamentary sitting

BANGKOK, 16 March 2010 (NNT) – Only 80 out of 625 Parliament members signed up for the joint parliamentary meeting this morning, causing Parliament President Chai Chidchob to order definite…

Grenade attack wounds two soldiers in Bangkok army unit

BANGKOK, March 15 (TNA) – Unidentified attackers fired six M79 grenades into a Bangkok-based army unit, wounding two soldiers. Col Nutthawat Akanibutr, commander of the First Infantry Regiment, said six…

2 soldiers injured in M79 grenade attack

A M79 grenade was fired into the compound of the First Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment Monday afternoon, injuring two soldiers. The regiment is located in front of the…

PM turns down UDD´s request to dissolve house

BANGKOK, 15 March 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva assured that House dissolution will not take place by Monday noon, in response to the request made by the anti-government…