IN continuing civil unrest in Bangkok, riot police have thrown tear gas and stun grenades into crowds of anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). Two have been...
After a period of calm, events in Thailand are heating up again, with protestors renewing their push to unseat the government."Thousands of anti-government protesters surrounded Parliament on Tuesday, trapping...
A publicity stunt with the best of intentions went horribly wrong Thursday, when the campaign manager of Leena Janqjanya, a candidate for governor in the Bangkok elections, drown while drawing attention to the lack...
" An underdog in Sunday's election for governor of Bangkok punched and kicked a television journalist Thursday, saying he was provoked by tough questions during a live interview. Chuvit Kamolvisit, dubbed Bangkok's massage parlor king by the Thai press, later apologized for...
" A judge reading the verdict on Thursday said there was no reason to suspend jail terms handed down by the Criminal Court, which had found Samak and co-defendant Dusit Siriwan guilty of defaming a former deputy...
Goto www.antithaksin.com website in English to learn why hundreds of thousands of Thais join the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) for a continuous day & night four- month-long protest amidst the alternate days of soaking showers and hot humid sun of Thailand, to fire...
After weeks of turmoil Thailand lawmakers have finally elected a new Prime Minister and deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had managed to retain his control. He had managed to get Somchai Wongsawat his brother-in-law elected as new Prime Minister of Thiland....
After several thousand anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy besieged the grounds of Government House — the prime minister's office demanding his resignation in Thailand. The embattled...
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Though Thailand's ruling party renominated prime minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday after the government ordered him to step down for hosting a cooking show, the parliament today postponed the vote that would have...
After the Thai government found that the country's prime minister violated the constitution by appearing on a cookng show, his party has renominated him." Thailand's ruling party has re-nominated ousted leader Samak...
09-09-2008 Bangkok, Thailand.The nine-judge panel,Chat Chonlaworn announced that the prime minister has "violated Article 267 of the constitution, and his position as prime minister has end". The rest of the Cabinet...
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"As I embarked on my nine hour flight from Melbourne to Bangkok, I kept visualizing Bangkok, the Bangkok from popular culture and the mass media. It's not entirely unusual to draw early conclusions based on what one has heard of a city before travelling there. Hence,...
The little blinking lights of fireflies are getting harder and harder to see lately.Urban delvelopment, pollution and artificial lights are all causing the numbers of the tiny insects to decline at a rapid rate, and...
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Troubled Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has chosen a 66 year old former diplomat, Saroj Chavanaviraj, to replace Tej Bunnag as the new foreign minister. PM Samak would certainly need an experienced hand in...
Thousands of People's Alliance Party supporters stormed the Thai Government house and the National Broadcast Company on 26 August 2008. Police say that some 65 people have been arrested so far and the court has...
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