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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Relaxed About Amendments Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva asserted on Wednesday the government under his guidance is still firm and united in spite of a difference over constitutional amendment. He said this in the middle of conjecture that parties in the coalition would be in disagreement after the Democrat Party decided [...]

Miltary Might to be Available against Racous Red-Shirt Rallies The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet on Tuesday concurred that the military would assist police to handle expected protests by the red-shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) during the next few weeks, acting government spokesperson Panithan Wattanayagorn to the media. The spokesperson said [...]

Divining Rod Device Still in Use in Southern Thailand The GT200 bomb detector which is nothing but a divining rod device that includes a handle, no power supply, a moving antenna like rod, and functionless cards similar to credit cards containing useless tiny electronic parts is currently still in use in southern Thailand after the [...]

Democrats Demure About Charter Changes The five minor coalition parties will put forward their motion to parliament for two amendments to the charter even though the Democrat Party has decided not to sustain it, Chart Thai Pattana leader Chumpol Silpa-archa said. Mr Chumpol was reacting to the Democrat Party’s executive committee’s choice on Tuesday not [...]

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 [...]

Govt. in Exile Fears Downplayed The Thai government has downplayed claims by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that he is in preparations to create a government-in-exile. The government also dismissed rumors that the anti-government red shirts plan to propagate political disorder ahead of a key court decision. The UDD (United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship) [...]