Thaksin Asked for Help By Thai Mother The mother of the alleged Thai spy Siwarak Chutiphong, Seemarak na Nakhon Phanom, has asked fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to make use of his special closeness with Cambodian premier Hun Sen to help ensure the release of her son from Cambodia’s Prey Sar prison. Mrs Seemarak [...]

UDD Demands Elections, Schedules Rally The Red Shirted United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) anticipates one million red-shirts will crowd in for a giant anti-government rally to bring down the current unelected government. The rally is planned to happen Nov 29 to Dec 3, UDD organizer Jatuporn Promphan said on Tuesday. “It will be [...]

Hopes for Accused Spy The Thai government is holding out hope that Cambodia will release Thai engineer Siwarak Chutiphong quickly, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters on Tuesday. He said that theThai government had spoken to Cambodian officials, hoping to learn the precise spying charges against him so they could plan a legal defence. “There [...]