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No Elections for Thailand
Thailand’s unelected military backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Monday morning he could not agree to the red-shirts’ demand that he concur to disband the House of Representatives by noon today, but he left the door open to reflect on their views.
In a countrywide broadcast subsequent to a special meeting of [...]

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 clearer the [...]

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 time when [...]

Rumor of Thaksin Trouble in Dubai
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry is examining a story that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been force out of the United Arab Emirates and is en route to Siem Reap, Cambodia, according to Chavanont Intarakomalsut.
Mr Chavanont who is escritoire to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, announced on Friday that the ministry is [...]

Flying Cow Paddy Assault on Abhisit’s Home
A Thai man from Nakhon Phanom who flung a shopping bag containing cow manure over the railing of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s residence in Sukhumvit Soi 34 on Tuesday at sunup was sentenced by the Criminal Court to 10 days in confinement.
Khamphong Samart, 56, was captured shortly after the [...]

Accused Bombers Under Arrest
Two Thai men captured for alleged participation in last month’s grenade assault on a Bangkok Bank branch on Silom Road are not scapegoats and have acknowledged their guilt, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Monday morning.
Mr Suthep said they have come clean that they were hired by the United Front for [...]

Thaksin Explains Wealth To World Leaders
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra preparations to send letters to heads of countries internationally to clarify his asset confiscation case, Manit Chitchanklab, a past lawyer for the disbanded Thai Rak Thai party, announced yesterday.
Mr Manit has just come back from a stopover to visit the convicted former politician in [...]

Verdict Won’t effect UDD
The verdict of the 76.6 billion baht assets seizure case against Thaksin will not have an effect on the faction of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), ex-prime minister Somchai Wongsawat announced on Friday.
Mr Somchai, brother in-law of coup-rmoved premier Thaksin Shinawatra, spoke during his visit to Puea Thai Party [...]

Thaksin Says His Assets Should be Returned
Thailand’s Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in his website www.thaksinlive.com at 4am on Friday that all of his money and assets were resultant from years of working hard, not from corruption as charged.
Thaksin claims that he had more than 60 billion baht in assets in 1994 and [...]