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Abhisit Announces Land Plan
Thailand’s community land ownership system is expected to be approved by the cabinet within two weeks, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has stated.
During his weekly broadcast address yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that agencies had finished drafting the community land ownership regulations and they would be presented for cabinet authorization in mid-September.
The Democrats’ [...]

Red Shirts to Postpone Rally
Thailand’s red-shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is anticipated to postpone its anti-government rallies until the next round of Asean gatherings in October, according to senior Democrat Party members.
Party spokesman Buranaj Smutharaks stated that the postponement of yesterday’s assembly might signify that the pro-Thaksin red shirt group would try [...]

Internal Security Act Targets Red Shirts
The Thai government refuses to rescind the imposing of the Internal Security Act in Dusit area even though the red shirts have cancelled their arranged giant anti-government rally on Sunday.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva persevered on Saturday afternoon that the law will continue to be maintained to guarantee peace and order.
The [...]

Thai Woman Sentenced to 18 Years for Speeches
The Thai Criminal Court Friday sentenced Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, also known as Da Torpedo, to 18 years in prison without parole for offensive statements directed toward the monarchy. The charge is lese majeste which is punishable in Thailand.
The trial court said that three undercover law enforcement officers from Chana [...]

Thaksin Fears for His Followers
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is calling on his red shirt followers to be careful before demonstrating on Sunday due to the preparation for invoking of the internal security law against them.
Thaksin announce to his followers in a radio broadcast yesterday that he was worried for their safety.
The current government [...]

Club Owner Burns Victims Again
The owner of the former Santika pubinclub in Bangkok, which burst into an inferno on New Year’s Eve, has told a court he could pay only 30,000 baht in recompense to families of the dead and to surviving victims.
The conflagration killed 66 people and harmed hundreds. The bid was part of [...]

Abhisit Claims Recordings of Him are Phony
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has publicly maintained That the audio clip emailed around Thailand that appeared to be his voice had been altered and edited and was a deception. The supposed voice of Abhisit on the clip is ordering officials to use violence against red-shirt marchers during [...]

Calls to Devalue Baht
Bank of Thailand (BoT) chairman Chatumongol Sonakul has proposed devaluing the Thai baht, as it would boost export revenue in the tourism and agricultural sectors. Fiscal Policy Research Institute adviser Olarn Chaipravat added his agreement on Wednesday.
Speaking at a discussion group on Thailand’s macroeconomy, former deputy Prime Minister Olarn stated that [...]

Suspects in Yesterday’s Bombing Arrested
Thai Police have arrested two people suspescted of being involved in the early afternoon car bomb attack on a busy restaurant in Narathiwat that resulted in the injury of 42 people on Tuesday.
Police believe the two men are underlings of Amran Ming, a chief of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) separatist [...]