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Thai police arrest PAD core leader Major General Chamlong Srimuang Thai police arrested PAD core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) Major General Chamlong Srimuang when he arrived to vote today for the Bangkok governor election. Chamlong and media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul are said to be the most important PAD leaders. Sondhi Limthongkul [...]

Thai Police arrest PAD anti-government protester Thai Police arrested PAD anti-government protest leader Chaiwat Sinsuwongse at a highway toll booth in Bangkok. Thai Police have not entered The Government House to arrest other PAD members. The PAD has said they will not leave until allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin are no longer in power. [...]

Airport Closings in Southern Thailand by PAD The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said today they will close 5 airports on Saturday in the South to prevent visit by Prime Minister Somchai. A southern leader of PAD said Somchai is not welcome in the South of Thailand because he is a nominee of ousted Prime [...]

Thailand’s government has come up with solution for PAD to leave the Government House. The Thai government is in negotiations to set up a joint-committee to develop ‘new politics’. The Thai government has proposed a joint-committee similar to the Democrat government solution that appointed senior citizen Prawase Wasi to head a committee for political reform [...]

Thailand’s New Cabinet Political Analysts are predicting a short lived PPP Government Thailands Political Analysts are saying that due to no prominent outsiders for key economic and the Foreign Ministry cabinet positions, Analysts are saying that the new Thai government would be short-lived, with the House dissolution within next few months. Prime Minister Somchai, brother-in-law [...]

Negotiations between PAD and Thai Government begin Negotiations between the PAD and Thai government will begin, says PAD leaders. New Thai PM is forming his new cabinet, said PAD leader. PAD is adamant about not back down on any amendment to Thailand’s constitution. The PAD says they will continue to occupy the Government House if [...]

Thaksin’s defamation lawsuit rejected Thailand’s Appeals Court upheld a lower court’s decision to reject the defamation lawsuit filed by Thaksin against previous leader of the Matchimathipataya party Prachai Leophairatana, and publisher of The Thai Post daily. Prachai had made a comment in The Thai Post newspaper Thaksin had rigged the December election. The Appeals Court [...]

PAD will not accept nomination of Thaksin’s Brother-In-Law as Prime Minister The People’s Alliance for Democracy ‘PAD’ said it will not accept PPP’s Somchai, Thaksin’s brother-in-law as new prime minister. The PAD says says that PPP’s Somchai is even more than a Proxy of ousted Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The PAD anti-government also against the [...]

Thaksin’s Brother-In-Law to to be next Prime Minister The PPP nominated Somchai Wongsawat, Thaksin’s brother-in-law to be prime minister. Thai Parliament will meet on Wednesday to elect the new prime minister. Somchai has said he is ready to be prime minister to solve Thailand’s many political and economical problems. Many within PPP’s party did not [...]