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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 [...]

Japan Still Likes Thailand for Investment A study from last year by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) demonstrated that Thailand is fourth on the list of nations most favored by Japanese investors – just behind China, India and Vietnam – Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) president Pattareeya Benjapolchai announced on Tuesday. “Japanese investors [...]

Visitors to Chiang Mai and Phukett are being warned of the existence of vacation club scams where tourists agree to attend a 90 minute presentation by a “vacation club” where they are given presentation offering to save them money on future hotel and resort bookings. The sales people seek to get the tourists to immediately [...]

Japanese Investors Deny Plans for Sneak Attack on Thai Environment Certain Japanese investors have verified that they are still ready to increase speculation in Thailand but have asked the government to come up with a clear timeframe for determining the outcome of the Map Ta Phut impasse. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya yesterday requested Japanese investors [...]

Yellow Shirts Will Keep Shirts in the Closet Thailand’s People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will acknowledge the upcoming Supreme Court ruling and will not stage any gathering even if the court rules not to seize assets of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his relatives, PAD central leader Phiphob Dhongchai maintained. “PAD will accept the [...]

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 [...]

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 Twitters While Traveling Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday posted a message on his Twitter page “Xin Zheng Ruyi Xin Nian Facai”, wishing a happy New Year to all Thai-Chinese people on the occurrence of the Chinese New Year. “I ask for a permission (from Thai people) to journey to earn [...]

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 [...]