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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 [...]

Civilized Talks Mark Thai government Negotiations The second day of talks between the Thai government and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) finished in a deadlock on Monday night as they could not agree on the timeframe for disbanding the House of Representatives. The two-hour confrontation began around 6.20pm at King Prachadipok’s [...]

Thai Troops Withdrawn form Area of Red Shirt Demonstration Thai Troops were withdrawn from eight stand-by bivouacks in the inner locale of Bangkok on Saturday under increasing demands from the red-shirts, who had threatened to move in to the camps. The soldiers’ extraction came after the red-shirts rallied at the eight places in the morning [...]

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. [...]

Thaksin Lawyers Back Again Lawyers for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will today present what they claim is new substantiation to the Supreme Court in an effort to win a new trial over the confiscation of the bulk of the former prime minister’s Thai monies. Noppadon Pattama, Thaksin’s legal adviser, said yesterday that the [...]

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 [...]

Red Shirts Claim New Rally Will be Different than Others This upcoming Saturday’s rally of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship will see a good deal bigger figure of demonstrators taking part than last Saturday’s motorcade, Jatuporn Prompan announced on Thursday. Mr Jatuporn, a UDD leader and opposition Puea Thai Party MP, said at [...]

Abhisit, Red-Shirts Willing to Talk Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stated once more on Friday that he is prepared for direct talks with organizers of the red-shirts without a go-between, on the stipulation that the gathering stays peaceful and no threats are issued. “I am willing to talk but it should not be under this [...]

Abhisit Voices Willingness to Listen to Protesters Thailand’s government says it is willing to listen to views and suggestions of the red-shirt people group, but they must not be the hostile demands, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told journalists at the 11th Infantry Regiment on Tuesday morning. “Mr Veera (Musikhapong, a UDD core leader), is a [...]