A court in Bangkok has approved an arrest warrant for former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on “terrorism charges”.
Thaksin is accused of bankrolling recent “red shirt” protests in the Thai capital that left 88 people dead and thousands wounded following a mililtary crackdown.
The court on Tuesday heard evidence from Thailand’s department of special investigations, the [...]
Buildings across the Thai capital, Bangkok, have been set ablaze by anti-government protesters after the military stormed a protest camp in the centre of the city.
At least six people are known to have died in Wednesday’s assault on the so-called red shirts, but that number could rise further.
The government imposed a curfew from 8pm (1300GMT) [...]
Opposition protesters have agreed to hold peace talks with the Thai government following days of deadly unrest in the capital.
The proposal, however, failed to stop sporadic fighting on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday.
“We have agreed to take a new round of talks proposed by the senate because if we allow things to go on [...]
About 5,000 people remain at an anti-government protest site in the capital of Thailand despite the expiry of a government deadline to leave the area.
The red shirts were seen dancing inside the fortified encampment, which stretches for several miles in Bangkok, after the 3:00pm local time (0800 GMT) deadline came and went on Monday.
“There are [...]
The Thai military has imposed curfew in some parts of Bangkok as soldiers remain locked in confrontation with anti-government protesters.
At least 25 people have been killed and 215 others wounded in two days of violent unrest in the Thai capital.
“There will be a curfew announcement in some necessary areas and roads in Bangkok so that [...]
Sporadic explosions have been heard in central Bangkok after a night of violence that saw the death toll in clashes between Thai security forces and anti-government red shirt protesters rise to 18.
The Thai capital has now been rocked by two days of running street battles as security forces battled to evict thousands of so-called red [...]
Security forces in Thailand are preparing to seal off a protest site in Bangkok occupied by protesters who ignored a deadline to end their two months of street rallies.
Security forces said that they would surround the protest site with armoured vehicles from 6pm (1100 GMT), and would allow people to leave but not enter.
The government [...]
Chulalongkorn University Hospital, a major Thai hospital, has almost totally shut down after anti-government “Red Shirt” protesters stormed in late on Thursday night to look for soldiers that they accused were preparing for an attack.
“The incident yesterday clearly showed that it was longer safe in the hospital. They could come in anywhere they want,” Adisorn [...]
Security forces in Thailand have fired rubber bullets and live ammunition in an effort to halt a convoy of anti-government red shirt protesters headed for a rally on the outskirts of Bangkok.
The confrontation with police and soldiers on Wednesday came as protesters defied government warnings not to try and escalate their protests out of the [...]
Bangkok is bracing for more unrest after the Thai prime minister rejected an offer by anti-government protesters to end their demonstrations in return for fresh elections within 30 days.
Instead, Abhisit Vejjajiva reiterated in a nationally televised address on Sunday that the authorities will retake the main protest site of the so-called red shirts in Bangkok’s [...]
