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Thai Government Asks UAE to Stop Shielding Thaksin The government of Thailand has asked The United Arab Emirates not to permit former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawtra to carry on to living in Dubai and make it his support for political actions against the Thai government, the foreign minister’s secretary, Chavanont Intarakomalsut, told reporters on Wednesday. [...]

Internal Security Act to be Enforced in Bangkok The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet on Tuesday concurred on a decision to bring into play the Internal Security Act (ISA) from March 11-23 to deal with with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s (UDD) giant protest assembly, as advocated by the security monitoring commission, acting government [...]

Burmese Military Rulers Announce Election Laws The government of Burma broadcast the endorsement of long anticipated laws on Monday that prepare for the country’s first ballot vote in 20 years expected to be held sometime this year. State controlled radio and television said the new regulations would be issued in state newspapers starting Tuesday. The [...]

Abhisit Abandons Australian Adventure Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called off his official visit to Australia, intended for March 13 to 17, as organizers of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) persist in their claim that as a many as a million backers will join their anti-government gathering this coming weekend. His [...]

Dowsing Rod “Bomb Detector” Questioned by Science Minister Thai authorities using the GT200 “bomb detector” should exercise prudence until a substitute is found, the science and technology minister says. Kalaya Sophonpanich met safety officials yesterday at the local outpost of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) at Sirindhorn camp in Yarang district, Pattani. She is [...]

GT200 Fails Again, Soldiers Pay Dearly Two soldiers have been wounded in a bomb explosion in the lower South after a GT200 scanner botched detecting the explosives. The bomb exploded on a road leading to a market in Khok Pho district of Pattani Monday, wounding Cpl Sommai Homhuan, 27, and Sgt Chuchawat Matsi, 28, who [...]

Thais Not Overly Concerned About Political Violence After Thaksin Ruling Next Friday February 26, the Thai Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for holders of Political Positions will give its judgment on whether 76 billion baht in frozen assets held by exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his relatives should be seized by the state. 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 [...]

Thai Army Continues to be Laughing Stock The Thai army which spent $30,000 apiece for 500 fraudulent dowsing rod devices continues to use the devices which are no more accurate than waving a coat hanger. Thai Army units will be allowed to carry on using the discredited GT200 “bomb detectors” until there is a good [...]