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Red Shirt Marchers Enter Forbidden Zones Thousands of Thai red-shirt marchers moved into no-go zones proclaimed by the government on Tuesday afternoon, reversing an earlier pronouncement to stay away from the areas to avoid possible clashes with security forces A red fleet made up of motorcycles and trucks moved into Silom and Sathon roads in [...]

Monks to Join Red Shirt Rally Thailand’s opposition Red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong has asserted that about 20,000 Buddhist monks will join the rally organized by the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship next week. The monks will supply a morale enhancement to the red shirts, he said, and will pray and chant so the protesters can defeat [...]

Timeline for Thaksin Verdict Thai Supreme Court Judges started reading the verdict by delineation of the prosecution case. The high court began by outlining the prosecution case detailing Thaksin’s equity arrangement in Shin Corp. The prosecution asserts that the equity structure was designed to cover up true ownership. The next item is the change of [...]

Government on Alert for Trouble The Thai government is entirely competent when it comes to keeping peace and order prior to and following the court ruling on Thaksin Shinawatra’s assets on Feb 26, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban announced on Thursday. The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will [...]

Thaksin Offspring Told to Buzz Off The Thai Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday rebuffed a request filed by two children of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for a gag order on past members of the Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) before the court judgment in the 76 billion baht assets [...]

Thakisin’s Billions on the Chopping Block Two of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s adult children are maintaining that they held corporation shares in their own right, and their assets should be secure if the court rules that their father’s fortune should be impounded by the state. The court has finished its hearing into a grievance [...]

Thaksin’s Money on Trial Thai prosecutors said in their closing argument before the Thai Supreme court that former Prime Minister Thaksin acquired his assets through misuse of his authority. They also listed suspected conflicts of interest. They urged that the assets be impounded and transferred to the state. Somporn Pongsuwan, a legal representative speaking on [...]

Thai Army and Police Being Mobilized Against Red-Shirts A Combined force of Thai police, armed forces and civilian forces will be posted to 38 prefectures starting Feb 15, where the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is anticipated to step up actions in the lead-up to Feb 26 verdict on whether to confiscate the [...]

Thaksin’s Two Billion Dollars The total of 76 billion baht in frozen assets of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be confiscated as the court is being demanded to do so by Thaksin’s adversaries, Jaturon Chaisaeng, former acting head of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party, announced on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jaturon asserted that [...]