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Tight Security at Thai Supreme Court
Security at the Supreme Court was stiffened on Monday after a fruit juice box containing C4 explosive wired for detonation was found at the side of the compound’s railing on Sunday.
Visitors, as well as reporters, were banned from moving about the area, bags were being searched and court staff were [...]

Committee May Pretend to Test Hoax Bomb Detector to Save Face for Big-Shot Suckers
Thai Science and Technology Minister Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, a name which may soon live in scientific infamy, and who has the power to actually scientifically test the GT200 dowsing rod and expose the deadly fraud, has chosen instead to set up a [...]

Red Shirts Rally at Military Camps
Red-shirted Supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) gathered at the entrances to military sites nationwide on Thursday in a show of resistance to another coup d’etat.
About 100 red-shirts led by Weng Tochirakarn assembled in front of the 4th Cavalry Division in Bangkok. They handed out poppy [...]

Raucous Red-Shirts Rant and Riot in Chiang Mai
A small skirmish broke out for a short time between Chiang Mai police and the red-shirts of the Rak Chiang Mai 51 Group who held a protest rally in front of the Provincial Police Region 5 office in Muang district of Chiang Mai on Monday demanding the [...]

Cambodian-Thai Border Skirmish
Cambodian and Thai armed forces traded weapons fire early Sunday about 20 kilometers from an ancient temple site on Cambodia’s northern border with Thailand, a Defence Ministry spokesman has reported.
General Chhum Socheat told a German Press Agency that the conflict came about on the morning that Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was paying [...]

All Sides See Upcoming Red Shirt Rally as Crucial
Thailand’s Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra preparations to visit Cambodia is exclusively for the purpose of commanding the “final battle” designed by the red-shirts, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters last Friday.
“Thaksin’s trip to Phnom Penh is not surprising. It is known [...]

Thai and Cambodian Military Leaders to Meet
The Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Committee (JBC) will hold a meeting on Nov 27 at 28 in Pattaya, according to defence ministry spokesman Col Thanathip Saengsawang.
“It will be a ministerial level defence meeting to discuss border security and military cooperation,” Col Thanathip told reporters.
Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon would [...]

Rumored Rumor Mongers Rumored to Have Spread Rumors
Thiranant Wipuchanin, 43, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday by Thai police after returning from a trip to Austria.
She has been charged with a violation of Article 14 of the 2007 Computer Offense Act, which makes it illegal to post false information which causes harm to national security [...]

To Puea Thai or Not to Puea Thai
Thaksin ShinawatraThe, the former Prime Minister of Thailand who was removed from office by a coup three years ago leading to chaos in Thai Society has been assembling supporters among TV and film stars to run as candidates for the Puea Thai Party in the next election. No [...]