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Red Shirt hardliner Arisman escapes, Jatuporn may surrender

BANGKOK, May 19 (TNA) – Hardline anti-government Red Shirt leader Arisman Pongreuangrong has escaped from the movement’s main rally site in Bangkok’s prime commercial area as army troops approached the…

UDD supporters told to prepare

BANGKOK, 19 May 2010 (NNT) – Core leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) told their supporters to calm down and be prepared for further measures adopted…

Bangkok set on fire

BANGKOK, 19 May 2010 (NNT) – Many spots in the capital city have been set on fire, including the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Headquarters, and entries and exits…

Thai govt says talks can resume only after Red Shirts end protest

BANGKOK, May 18 (TNA) – The government will return to negotiations only after the anti-government protesters end their six-week long protest at Ratchaprasong, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said…

Cabinet extends holidays in Bangkok to the end of the week

BANGKOK, 18 May 2010 (NNT) – The Cabinet on Tuesday decided to make 19-21 May 2010 more official holidays in Bangkok. The extension of the holidays is aimed at facilitating…

Red Shirts block road with fuel tanker at Lumpini Boxing Stadium

BANGKOK, May 17 (TNA) – Residents near Bon Kai intersection on Bangkok’s Rama IV Road are in panic as anti-government Red Shirt protesters parked a fuel truck in the middle…

Government rejects talks with Red Shirts until protest ends

BANGKOK, May 17 (TNA) – Thailand’s Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) on Monday rejected the proposal of anti-government Red Shirt leaders calling for the resumption of…

Seh Daeng passes away at 9.20 hrs

BANGKOK, 17 May 2010 (NNT) – Outspoken Military Specialist, Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, also known as ‘Seh Daeng’, passed away on Monday morning after he was shot in the head,…

CRES won’t impose curfew

BANGKOK, May 16 (TNA) – The government unit set up to handle the emergency situation has scrapped a plan to impose a curfew in parts of the capital as it…

Residents evacuate area after Lumpini police station hit by grenades; casualties rise

BANGKOK, May 16 (TNA) — Many residents in areas adjacent to a grenade-battered Bangkok police station have abandoned their homes after assailants fired grenades at Lumpini police station. Unidentified assailants…