Pongthep Thepkanjana, a personal spokesman of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on Wednesday said that Thaksin had confirmed that he would not appeal the Supreme Court conviction that sentenced him to two-year jail term over a land purchase case....
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At least two people are dead and hundreds have been injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and police on Tuesday in Bangkok. It was the worst unrest seen in Thailand since bloody clashes between army and pro-democracy activists in "Black...
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In the first show of force against the anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok, dozens of riot police fired tear gas to break up a blockade by 4,000 protesters on the Parliament building early this morning. At least three people were seriously...
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A day after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters left hundreds injured and two dead in Bangkok, blame was laid by each side. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, while striking a conciliatory tone, held firm in his belief that Parliament...
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Leaders of the anti-government protests in Thailand have been granted bail after surrendering to police to face charges of leading demonstrations and the illegal occupation of Bangkok's Government House. The surrenders come after a court ruling that revoked treason charges...
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Chamlong Srimuang, one of the key leaders of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy, was arrested on Sunday morning in Bangkok as he went to a polling place to cast his vote in the city's gubernatorial election. "Let me cast...
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Democrat Party deputy leader Apirak Kosayodhin won a second term as governor of Bangkok in the election on Sunday, according to local press reports, which cited unofficial results and exit polls. The Bangkok Post cited figures from Bangkok city clerk...
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Thailand is known for it lively, tumultuous political scene, and among the most colorful of races this year is the race for Bangkok governor. There are many candidates for the job of heading Southeast Asia's biggest metropolis, and as the...
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