Raucous Red-Shirts Rant and Riot in Chiang Mai A small skirmish broke out for a short time between Chiang Mai police and the red-shirts of the Rak Chiang Mai 51 Group who held a protest rally in front of the Provincial Police Region 5 office in Muang district of Chiang Mai on Monday demanding the [...]

Thailand’s Troubles to be Transformed by Taxes Thailand has persistent troubles in many areas and changes need to be made, especially politicians’ behavior, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva alleged on Monday. “Thailand has strong fundamentals but there are many chronic problems in the economic, social and political sectors. The political crisis caused by the power struggle [...]

Thailand’s GDP Grew 3.5% in Last Quarter of 2009 Thailand’s Gross Domestic Product in the last quarter of 2009 was anticipated to show expansion of at least 3.5 per cent, thanks to better exports and the improving worldwide economy, Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Sathit Rangkasiri told reporters on Wednesday. He said the country’s financial [...]

Charter Changes Charge Forth Three of Thailand’s coalition parties declared on Monday that they will put forward a constitutional amendment motion to the House of Representatives sometime next week. The statement was made by Chumpol Silpa-archa, head of the Chart Thai Pattana Party, Wannarat Charnnukul of Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana and Suwit Khunkitti of [...]