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Thaksin’s Help is Offered in Spying Case Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is willing to give assistance if asked by the Thai government, to speak with Cambodian officials to guarantee justice for the Thai engineer arrested on spy charges last week, Noppadon Pattama said on Monday. Mr Noppadon, a legal adviser and close working [...]

Explosion at PAD Rally Thai police sources indicate that a grenade fired from an M-79 hand held launcher created the explosion that injured 12 people at a Bangkok rally by opponents of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday. Event organizers originally believed the explosion was caused by a large firecracker tossed by men on [...]

Pipop of the PAD POed at Previous PMs The PAD, (People’s Alliance for Democracy) on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva revoke the map that marks the boundary of the Thai-Cambodian border going back to the 1907 treaty between Siam and France (which controlled Cambodia at the time), and drive Cambodian soldiers off of [...]

Thai Political Veteran Sick and Tired of the Whole Mess Thailand’s Pracharaj Party leader Sanoh Thienthong said on Sunday that he is weary of political affairs and is in preparation to leave the political stage, claiming to be sickened by the entire mess. While speaking about former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh’s return to politics by [...]

PAD Leader Guilty of Defamation, Will Appeal The Thai Criminal Court on Friday gave a six-month jail sentence to People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Sondhi Limthongkul for defaming past foreign minister, Noppadon Pattama, during a TV show broadcast on ASTV back in January 2007. Mr Sondhi charged Mr Noppadon with be disloyal to the [...]

Pro-Democracy Politicians Targeted Thailand’s anti-graft agency is planning to file criminal charges against former Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his former foreign minister, Noppadon Pattama for their approval of a joint communiqué with the Cambodian government in regard Preah Vihear temple, regarded by all accepted international bodies as being legally within the borders of Cambodia. [...]

PAD Reads Statement after Attacking Villagers in Their Homes The yellow shirted People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has finished its violent attacks on villagers to force Cambodians out of the area in the vicinity of the Phrea Vihear temple but vowed to return if the government fails to resolve the matter to yellow shirt satisfaction. [...]

September 19th, 2006 Coup Blamed for Destruction of Thai Society Hordes of Red Shirted Pro-Thaksin demonstrators marked the anniversary of the infamous 2006 coup by gathering in the Thai capital Saturday. The coup is blamed by many international observers as being the main cause of disintegration of order in Thailand. The ousting of the popularly [...]

PAD Visits Cambodian Village, Scores Injured Scores of police and villagers were hurt in violent clashes near Cambodian border yesterday as a demonstration by the People’s Alliance for Democracy turned violent with a village invaded angry armed PAD gangs. Martial law was declared as frenzied armed PAD adherents, met fierce resistance from hundreds of Si [...]