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Red Shirts Rally The red shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship on Sunday issued an official declaration from the main stage at Phan Fa bridge insisting that the government disband the House of Representatives within 24 hours or expect giant street demonstrations. The statement, read by UDD leader Veera Musikhapong, said that from the [...]

Thaksin Shinawatra is Now 46 Billion Baht Poorer At a gathering of about 300 red shirts at the Puea Thai Party headquarters yesterday there was anger and tears at the Supreme Court’s final judgment which was conveyed at 8.50pm. Even though the decision could not have come as a total surprise, the red shirts sustained [...]

Golf Green Rouses Red Shirts Wrath Red shirted anti-government supporters assembled in front of the Bangkok Bank’s head office on Silom Road area on Friday, causing the bank to close for business about noon out of apprehension for the safety of customers and employees. the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) claims that Gen [...]

Good News on Tax Revenue for Thailand Thailand’s tax revenue in January reached 110.09 billion baht and was 17.81 billion higher than the target, or 19.3 per cent, Sathit Rangkasiri, administrator of the Fiscal Policy Office, announced on Tuesday. Revenue from value-added tax was 7.82 billion baht higher than estimations due to gold imports worth [...]

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 [...]

Funny Money Probe of Red Shirts The Thai government is looking into stories of unexplained streams of cash from abroad amid misgivings that it could be used to inflame violence ahead of the Feb 26 judgment in the Thaksin assets case. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said the government “has been given reports and [...]

Thailand Vows to Ignore International Court It is useless for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to request the International Court of Justice to help resolve the border disagreement around Preah Vihear between Phnom Penh and Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Wednesday. Mr Abhisit said the dispute cannot be solved in the International Court [...]

Hun Sen Touchy About His Appearance in Uniform A fresh barrage of insults by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen aimed at Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is expanding the diplomatic gulf among the two countries. Thailand and Cambodia had been struggling to find ways to mend fences after a series of quarrels but Hun Sen [...]