All Sides See Upcoming Red Shirt Rally as Crucial Thailand’s Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra preparations to visit Cambodia is exclusively for the purpose of commanding the “final battle” designed by the red-shirts, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters last Friday. “Thaksin’s trip to Phnom Penh is not surprising. It [...]

His Majesty The King Meets with New Cabinet Members The King yesterday held an audience with the five new Thai government cabinet ministers at Chalerm Phrakiat Building in Siriraj Hospital. The five new ministers are Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakhiri, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, Deputy Transport Minister Suchart Chokechaiwattanakorn and [...]

Council of State May Decide Fate of Fired Police Chiefs Acting Thai police Chief Pateep Tanprasert will ask for the Council of State’s ruling on the Police Commission’s decree to restore the positions of three senior police officers discovered by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to have engaged in criminal offences and breached discipline, Prime Minister [...]