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Red Shirts Rally to Demand Elections Thailand’s Red-Shirted United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will rally from Nov 28 to Dec 2, UDD core leader Natthawut Saikua said on Thursday. The UDD is demanding an election. Mr Natthawut said red-shirts would gather at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnern road from about midday starting Nov [...]

Thaksin Twitters, Helps Accused Spy Ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has put up a note on Twitter stating that he has spoken to Cambodian powers that be about the Thai citizen who was arrested on spying charges and that the Cambodian government has promised him a fair trial. “I’ve been in touch with them. [...]

Puea Thai Party Files Complaint Against Suthep The Thai opposition party, the Puea Thai Party on Wednesday filed a formal request with the National Anti-Corruption Commission containing an accusation against Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban as well as five members of the Police Commission of abuse of power regarding the police reshuffle. The petition, delivered [...]

Small and Medium Enterprises Bank Issues Report The latest statistics as to the total value of loans supported by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bank (SMEs Bank) during the first 10 months of this year increased by 99.96 per cent over the same period during last year, reaching 33.61 billion baht, the bank’s president [...]

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 [...]

Abhisit Gives Positive Economic Report According to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the government’s economic stimulus package will result in a positive gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the final quarter of this year. Mr Abhisit said while giving a speech on the prospect for the Thai economy at Centara Grand Central World “I am [...]

Thaksin’s Help is Offered in Spying Case Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is willing to give assistance if asked by the Thai government, to speak with Cambodian officials to guarantee justice for the Thai engineer arrested on spy charges last week, Noppadon Pattama said on Monday. Mr Noppadon, a legal adviser and close working [...]