Tag: Campaign
Indonesia free Thai activists
Indonesian police on Tuesday agreed to release a group of 14 Greenpeace activists, including four Thais, who were briefly detained for campaigning against use of [Read More…]
Thailand’s Ticking Political Time Bomb
Thailand’s politics are in turmoil, featuring mass demonstrations, a growing role for the military in Thai politics, and erosion of the country’s fledgling democracy. If [Read More…]
Thailand Fights Addiction to Plastic Bags
BANGKOK, June 28, 2010 (IPS) – Buy a hairpin and the sales clerk has a microscopic plastic bag for it. A soda purchase from a [Read More…]
No Reconciliation for Thailand’s Red Shirts
Thailand Freezes Accounts to Hit Reds Despite public promises of compromise by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s military-backed government is continuing to tighten the screws [Read More…]
Thai rivals commit to peace plan despite violence
Thailand’s government and “Red Shirts” protesters on Saturday committed themselves to a faltering peace process despite twin attacks that left two police officers dead. Grenade [Read More…]
Thai commission urges that ruling party be dissolved
BANGKOK — Thailand’s electoral commission recommended Monday the dissolution of the country’s ruling party for allegedly misusing campaign donations, as protesters paraded through the streets [Read More…]
Thaksin urges people to join UDD rally
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday posted a message on his Twitter account, calling on people who love democracy and justice and those [Read More…]
Phuket’s Governor shows worries over environmental problems
Phuket’s Governor Vichai Praisa-ngob in the first press conference of the year 2010 which was held yesterday (4 Jan), further than report the conclusion of [Read More…]