Latest News in Thailand

Government Offers Debt Relief to Appease Farmers The Thai government is initiating a debt suspension scheme for farmers worth 80 billion baht which is seen as a plan to mollify grass roots organizers as political divisions persist in worsening. The plan was made public as tension mounted after a second round of give and take [...]

Civilized Talks Mark Thai government Negotiations The second day of talks between the Thai government and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) finished in a deadlock on Monday night as they could not agree on the timeframe for disbanding the House of Representatives. The two-hour confrontation began around 6.20pm at King Prachadipok’s [...]

Thai Troops Withdrawn form Area of Red Shirt Demonstration Thai Troops were withdrawn from eight stand-by bivouacks in the inner locale of Bangkok on Saturday under increasing demands from the red-shirts, who had threatened to move in to the camps. The soldiers’ extraction came after the red-shirts rallied at the eight places in the morning [...]

Thai Stock Exchange Rises The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Tuesday increased 17.37 points or 2.36 per cent to end the day up at 752.20 points. The share value was 27.39 billion baht, with 4.54 billion shares traded. The SET100 index closed the session at 1,142.48 points, up 28.08 points or 2.52 [...]

Abhisit Voices Willingness to Listen to Protesters Thailand’s government says it is willing to listen to views and suggestions of the red-shirt people group, but they must not be the hostile demands, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told journalists at the 11th Infantry Regiment on Tuesday morning. “Mr Veera (Musikhapong, a UDD core leader), is a [...]

Dramatic Tactics from UDD United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) foundation organizer Natthawut Saikua has proclaimed that he will take one thousand liters of blood contributed by activists and spill it around Government House on Tuesday, in reprisal for the government’s choice not to disband the House. The drawing of blood will commence about [...]

Thai Economy Could Expand 5% Thailand’s economy has a likelihood of growing more than five per cent this year if the political doubt and the postponement of industrial projects in Map Ta Phut are decided, former finance minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said on Monday. “If the political problems subside and the Map Ta Phut impasse is [...]

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 Family Leaves Thailand Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s immediate family has gone or is departing the country ahead of this weekend’s rally by followers of the exiled elected leader who was removed by a military takeover more than three years ago. His former wife Potjaman na Pombejra and their son left for Hong [...]