Latest News in Thailand

Thaksin in the Hot Seat
Thai Attorney-general Chulasingh Vasantasing announced that he will without delay ask the Supreme Court to give an order seizing 46.37 billion baht of Thaksin Shinawatra’s assets, as outlined in Friday’s verdict; even though the ousted prime minister’s legal representatives say they will offer fresh facts mitigating a new trial within the [...]

Red Shirts Set Date to Rally
The Red Shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship will arrange a mass public meeting in Bangkok on March 14 to insist that the government disband the House of Representatives and call a general election, Veera Musikhapong proclaimed after a meeting of UDD senior members on Wednesday.
Mr Veera said that [...]

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 76 [...]

Puea Party Demands Dubious MPs Depart Democrat Dominated Coalition
Thailand’s opposition Puea Thai Party called on the Democrats’ alliance partners to show their position on charter changes by extracting themselves from the government.
The ruling Democrat Party last week come to a decision not to join the five other coalition parties in their bid to modify two [...]

Song and Dance Performance Leads to Nullified Election
The Supreme of Court of Thailand’s Election Division Thursday called for a new election in Constituency 1 of Maha Sarakham region as recommended by the Election Commission.
The EC suggested the new election after finding that Khachit Chainikhom, a Puea Thai Party candidate in the Jan 11 by-election in [...]

Cambodian Government Seizes Thai Owned Company
The Cambodian government has seized control of Cambodian Air Traffic Services (CATS), a subsidiary of Thailand’s Samart Corporation, and has appointed a senior Civil Aviation official as its provisional custodian, Samart announced in a statement on Thursday.
Cambodian authorities expelled all Thai employees from CATS offices on Wednesday after Phnom Penh [...]

Abhisit Gives Positive Economic Report
According to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the government’s economic stimulus package will result in a positive gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the final quarter of this year.
Mr Abhisit said while giving a speech on the prospect for the Thai economy at Centara Grand Central World “I am confident the [...]

Election Commission Disqualifies Minister
On Wednesday, Thailand’s Election Commission decided by a majority ballot to ban Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nop-amornbodi for investment in firms proscribed to MPs by the constitution, EC secretary-general Suthipol Thaweechaikarn told reporters.
Article 265 of the Thai constitution forbids cabinet ministers; constituents of the House as well as senators from owning [...]

Cambodian P.M. Gets Earful About Thaksin’s Trespasses
Thailand’s deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters on Tuesday that he had enlightened Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the issues surrounding the legal problems of military-coup-ousted former popularly elected Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Mr Hun Sen had promised him that he would not interfere in Thai politics.
Mr [...]