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News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 year ago
Thailand's Queen Sirikit has donated money to three hospitals following violent clashes in her country. The royal has given 800,000 baht (around £13,000) to the public facilities treating those injured in the clashes between anti-government...
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News Source: NewKerala
| about 1 year ago
The leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) still face charges of resisting arrest and gathering illegally for the actions of their group, which was involved in deadly clashes with police this week and seized Government House Aug 26 in...
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News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 year ago
The move comes as Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, the former deputy prime minister, told a Thai newspaper that a military solution was the only way to solve the political crisis...Pad is calling for sweeping electoral changes and trying to force the...
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News Source: United Press International
| about 1 year ago
Seven leaders of a group that has led months of anti-government protests in Thailand were released on bail Friday after surrendering to police. The seven belonging to the People's Alliance for Democracy gave themselves up after an appeals court...
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 year ago
Thailand's former deputy premier and chief negotiator with anti-government protesters said a coup is the only way to resolve political turmoil, local media reported Friday. Chavalit Yongchaiyudh resigned from his government roles on Tuesday after...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
Images of bloodied anti-government protesters on the streets of Bangkok understandably evoke feelings of sympathy. They convey a sense of brutal oppression of a popular movement...The use of tear gas and stun grenades against crowds that besieged...
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News Source: The Economist
| about 1 year ago
Trouble in Thailand Oct 9th 2008 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Yet more violence threatens Thailand's political stability On October 7th at least two people were killed and around 400 were injured during clashes between riot police...
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News Source: International Herald Tribune
| about 1 year ago
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is temporarily operating out of the VIP lounge of Bangkok's old international airport. The well-provisioned protesters, many of them from Thailand's middle class, have largely retreated to the prime minister's...
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News Source: The independent
| about 1 year ago
olice have denied PAD claims that they fired explosives into the crowd, insisting they only used teargas. Several doctors at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok's top medical school, have launched a campaign to deny medical services to police or...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
The court revoked the treason charges, which carry the death penalty, against the nine men from the People's Alliance from Democracy (PAD). The PAD has been protesting against the Government for more than four months. The men will still face charges...