Road to victory is redTwo years after the bloody crackdown on May 19, 2010, Thaksin Shinawatra is on the road to victory, one that is paved by blood, death and political intrigue, engineered by both sides of the political divide and the finishing line has little to do with democracy.
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Army general hopes to solve forestry rowPHETCHABURI : First Army chief Udomdet Seetabut has suggested he should mediate a conflict between Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn and the National Human Rights Commission.
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Court set to begin 2010 riot inquestsThe first of 18 inquests into state authorities' involvement in the bloody red shirt crackdown which claimed 91 lives in 2010 will be held tomorrow.
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Thaksin: Let's put unity before justiceFormer premier Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday urged a crowd of 45,000 red shirts to set aside their anger and frustration about social and legal injustices in the name of national reconciliation.
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Sukhumbhand: I'll run againBangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra says he will seek a second term because he has unfinished work to accomplish.
Sat, 19 May 2012 07:22:00 GMT
Sea of red returnsBangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection was once more a sea of red on Saturday as activists marked the second anniversary of the violent end to their weeks-long occupation of Bangkok's commercial heart.
Sat, 19 May 2012 03:43:00 GMT
Giant red rally beginsRed-shirt loyalists gathered on Saturday at the Ratchaprasong intersection to mark the second anniversary of the violent end to their weeks-long occupation of Bangkok's commercial heart.
Sat, 19 May 2012 03:43:00 GMT
Facebook falls flat in public debutNEW YORK : Facebook stumbled in its eagerly anticipated market debut Friday, as shares ended barely above the offering price, dampening optimism over the world's biggest social network.
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:11:00 GMT
50,000 reds to remember crackdownPolice estimate more than 50,000 people will gather at Ratchaprasong intersection today to mark the second anniversary of the violent political clashes.
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
BMA to pay B800,000 for five deaths in blaze tragedyThe Central Administrative Court yesterday ordered City Hall to pay nearly 800,000 baht in compensation to the parents of five of the 66 victims of the 2009 Santika pub inferno.
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Jatuporn banned as MPThe Pheu Thai Party has accepted a Constitution Court ruling disqualifying list MP and red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan as an MP while expressing reservations about certain legalities and facts.
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
SET hits lowest close since MarchThai stocks lost another 1.63% on Friday as foreign investors sold amid growing nervousness about conditions in the euro zone.
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:25:00 GMT
Man selling dead human foetuses arrestedSix human foetuses which had been roasted, tattooed and covered in gold leaf as part of a black magic ritual and were intended for sale online have been seized from a Taiwan-born man arrested in Bangkok, police said Friday.
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:06:00 GMT
Charter court disqualifies JatupornThe Constitution Court on Friday disqualified Jatuporn Prompan as a Pheu Thai Party list MP on the grounds that his membership of the party was voided when he was jailed.
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:13:00 GMT
Weekly highlightsTomorrow, May 19, is the second anniversary of the violent culmination of the political protests in Bangkok in April and May 2010 during which 89 people died in the capital - red-shirt supporters, soldiers, police, journalists and medical volunteers and other innocent people caught up in the turmoil.
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:06:00 GMT
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Fri, 18 May 2012 01:53:00 GMT
DSI links 25 riot deaths to militaryState authorities may be responsible for the deaths of at least 25 people during the 2010 political mayhem, Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdith says.
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Phones, CDs seized at prisonA combined force of 750 police and corrections officials raided Bang Kwang Central Prison in Nonthaburi on Wednesday and seized 28 mobile phones in an anti-drug operation at the prison.
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
SBPAC urges South reds to talkPolitical activists should consult security agencies before they set up red shirt villages in the deep South, Pol Col Thawee Sodsong, secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre, says.
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
Yingluck won't turn away returning execsThe government is leaving its door open for 111 former executives of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party when their political bans are lifted on May 30.
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT
State blamed for 2010 deathsAt least 25 of the 92 people who died as a result of the 2010 violence may have been killed by security personnel, the Department of Special Investigation believes.
Thu, 17 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT
PM, Pheu Thai 'welcome' House No.111Members of House No.111, former executives of Thai Rak Thai, are known for their abilities and they will be invited to work with the government when the time is right, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Thursday.
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:46:00 GMT
PM, Pheu Thai 'welcome' House No 11Members of House No 111, former executives of Thai Rak Thai, are known for their abilities and they will be invited to work with the government when the time is right, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Thursday.
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:46:00 GMT
Money laundering laws to changeThe Anti-Money Laundering Act will be amended and strengthened by the end of this year because the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) has blacklisted Thailand for not responding to its suggestions, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Thursday.
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:00 GMT
Black May 1992 commemorationAs ageing relatives of the victims of the "bloody May" crackdown on anti-government protesters gathered on Thursday morning for the 20th commemoration, many wondered whether they would live long enough to see the completion of the May 1992 Monument, planned as a remembrance for their lost loved ones.
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:56:00 GMT
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