Politics

Security tightened, checkpoints scan for weapons as Red Shirts nationwide set to enter Bangkok

By k on March 12, 2010

BANGKOK, March 12 (TNA) - Thai government security forces on Friday tightened protective measures in Bangkok with checkpoints set up across the capital and surrounding provinces to strictly screen incoming travellers and transport for arms and explosives as the anti-government movement mobilises what it claims as one million protesters to join their mass protest planned [...]

PM Abhisit: Can dissolve House, resign, if it could improve situation

By k on March 11, 2010

BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pledged Thursday that he is ready to resign or dissolve the parliament if this can solve the country’s political conflict, but the anti-government Red Shirt movement vowed to mobilise its supporters to the capital insisting that they will penetrate what they describe as a government [...]

Korbsak named as chief coordinator with UDD

By k on March 10, 2010

BANGKOK, 10 March 2010 (NNT) - Secretary General to the Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu has been appointed chairman of the working panel to coordinate with UDD core figures.
The appointment was made by the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) during its meeting on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The meeting reviewed security measures to [...]

Cabinet approves plan to invoke security law

By k on March 9, 2010

BANGKOK, March 9 (TNA) - Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday resolved to enforce the Internal Security Act (ISA) in the capital and seven surrounding provinces beginning Thursday to maintain law and order during the upcoming mass protest of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).
Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn said after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting that the [...]

Security-monitoring committee mulls invoking special security law

By k on March 8, 2010

BANGKOK, March 8 (TNA) - Thailand’s government-appointed security monitoring committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban is set to decide during its Monday meeting whether or not to invoke the Internal Security Act to maintain law and order during a planned anti-government
mass rally this Sunday.
Speaking to reporters before chairing the meeting attended by the [...]

One bombing suspect arrested

By k on March 7, 2010

BANGKOK, 7 March 2010 (NNT) – One bombing suspect involved with the Bangkok Bank grenade attacks has been arrested, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajviva.
After finishing his weekly TV program “Confidence in Thailand with Prime Minister Abhisit”, the prime minister stated that the police were interrogating the arrested suspect, who was the motorcycle rider of [...]

PM receives reports on planned sabotage, but hasn’t invoked security law

By k on March 6, 2010

BANGKOK, March 6 (TNA) — With only eight days before anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters planned large-scale demonstration in the capital, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday that he had received information on possible acts of sabotage aimed at creating unrest in the country but until Saturday he still did not [...]

Deputy PM orders vehicle search to bar weapons from Bangkok rally

By k on March 5, 2010

BANGKOK, March 5 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has ordered searches of inbound vehicles to prevent them carrying weapons to join anti-government mass rally in the capital next week.
The demonstration of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirts, is set to start March 14 as its members from [...]

Arrest warrant issued for Thaksin supporter’s close aide

By k on March 4, 2010

BANGKOK, March 4 (TNA) – A Thai court on Thursday approved an arrest warrant for Mr Pornwat Thongsomboon, a close associate of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s staunch supporter Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, on charges of using the electronic media to incite unrest and threatening the public.
The arrest warrant was issued following the appearance of his [...]

ICT-appointed asset seizure panel to meet on 4 Mar

By k on March 3, 2010

BANGKOK, 3 March 2010 (NNT) - The ICT-appointed panel to examine the Supreme Court’s assets seizure verdict is scheduled to convene its first meeting on 4 March 2010.
Police Colonel Suchart Wongananchai, Inspector General of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology(ICT), in his capacity as chairman of the working group, said the panel has initially [...]

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