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Hun Sen Arrives in Hua Hin Thai Prime minister Abhisit’s nemesis, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Hua Hin on Sunday morning to partake in the first Mekong River Commission summit. The affair is being held at the Hyatt Regency hotel, from April 2 through the 5th. Seven squads of police and soldiers have [...]

Abhisit Offers to Disband House and Hold Elections in Nine Months The Thai government’s offer for a House disbanding in nine months is open to discussion, but there must be an improved political climate and clear election regulations before the country goes to the polls, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters on Thursday. He maintained [...]

Thaksin Taunts, Thumbs Nose at Government Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra told his devotees on Tuesday night that he is in Russia on company business and has not been ejected from Sweden as had been rumored. He derided the Foreign Ministry, which is endeavoring to track him down, by telling his red-shirt supporters at Phan [...]

Thai Army Disputes Cambodian Claims A higher-ranking Cambodian army official said Wednesday that his troops have killed 88 Thai soldiers during the past two years in conflicts in the vicinity of an ancient temple on a disputed boundary. General Chea Tara, a Cambodian deputy commander-in-chief who supervises military operations in the area near the Preah [...]

Thai Soldiers Will not Return to Barracks Thai Soldiers camped at support locations in Bangkok cannot meet the terms of the anti-government demonstrators’ request to return to their barracks, mediation operations centre spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Saturday. “It’s not possible for the troops to leave their stations, because their job is to prevent violence. [...]

Hun Sen Visit Requires Special Securuty Special safety protocol will be supplied for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during his visit to Thailand to be present at the first Mekong River summit next month, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Thursday. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Hua Hin, Prachuap [...]

Principles of Righteousness for Thailand Thailand’s 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 [...]

Red Shirts Flex Muscles Thai Red-shirt activists will congregate outside a military garrison on Monday to demand the government’s reply on their demands that the government disband the House by noon or face mass protests in the capital. United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) co-leader Natthawut Saikua said on Sunday evening that the demonstrators [...]

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 [...]