Protesters in Thailand have spilled their own blood in a symbolic gesture to try to bring about the downfall of the present government. Thousands of Red Shirt activists formed long lines to have their blood drawn by nurses after they were asked by their leaders to take part in the bizarre act. The blood was […]
Two soldiers were wounded after three grenades exploded at a Thai military base during massive anti-government protests in central Bangkok this morning. Thousands of red-shirted supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra have staged rallies at several barracks in the city over the last three days. The protesters had given Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva an ultimatum […]
BANGKOK — Anti-government protesters shut down parts of the Thai capital on Monday but appeared to be a long way from achieving their goal of forcing the government to step down. Banks, shops and government offices in the northern outskirts of the city closed for the day as convoys of red-shirted protesters converged on a […]
Red-shirt protesters will gather outside a military barracks on Monday to demand the government’s answer on their ultimatum that the government dissolve the House by noon or face mass demonstrations in the capital. United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) co-leader Natthawut Saikua said on Sunday evening that the protesters will go to the 11th […]
Tens of thousands of Thai opposition supporters have rallied in Bangkok to press the government to step down. They gave Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva until Monday to call fresh polls and vowed to demonstrate across the capital if he refuses to do so. The government insists it will not stand down and has tightened security. […]
BANGKOK–Tens of thousands of protesters flowed into Bangkok over the weekend, setting up what organizers say will be several days of protests to force Thailand’s army-backed government to call fresh elections and vividly demonstrating the continuing pull of Thailand’s ousted leader, former telecommunications billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra. Thrown out of power in a military coup in […]
Thousands of protesters from rural northern Thailand have begun arriving in Bangkok for a rally aimed at toppling the government of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajhiva. Trucks and other vehicles filled highways into the capital city Saturday as security forces searched them, ahead of a protest scheduled for Sunday to restore ousted Prime Minister Thaksin […]
BANGKOK, March 13 (TNA) – The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok were still lively and crowded Saturday with foreign tourists who said they were not worried about the ongoing Red Shirt demonstrations despite the main protest venue being not far away from Bangkok’s prime tourist destinations. According to one […]
