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Rebel kamnans who join rallies face sack
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» Caretaker Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan yesterday warned kamnans and village headmen they face the sack if they openly support the anti-government protest.
NACC draws flak for sparing 73 from hit list
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is under fire for sparing caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and 72 other lawmakers from corruption charges stemming from the charter amendment on Senate composition.
Media bodies call for 'safe zones'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 09/01/2014
» Two key media bodies have called on the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) to set aside safe zones for journalists during the planned "city shutdown" from Monday.
Govt House festivities scrapped
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» Children's Day celebrations at Government House on Saturday have been cancelled due to security concerns over the anti-government rally located nearby.
Immigration Bureau devises contingency plans for protest
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2014
» The Immigration Bureau has made contingency plans to provide services to foreigners in Thailand during the People's Democratic Reform Committee's (PDRC) rally to shut down the capital on Monday.
Pro-poll groups light candles to press cause
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2014
» Opponents of the People's Democratic Reform Committee's (PDRC) bid to shut down Bangkok on Monday have stepped up action to stop it.
Rice pledging fails everyone
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» The brief protests by rice farmers in Phichit and Kamphaeng Phet provinces on Tuesday against delayed payments for the crops they "pledged" under the rice-pledging scheme are just a taste of sterner action to come if the government misses its latest payment deadline on Wednesday.
Advanced malaise hurts US workers
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» Economics is often called the dismal science, and for the last half-decade it has come by its reputation honestly in the advanced economies. Unfortunately, the year ahead will bring little relief.
Postbag: Army playing favourites
News, Published on 09/01/2014
» While any government must surely bear some responsibility for violence which occurs on its watch, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's comments to the effect the government would be held accountable for any violence during the protests seems to be in stark contrast to the army's silence on the same issue when the Democrats were confronted by red-shirt protests in 2010. At that time, and in spite of the Democrats' refusal to defuse the situation by agreeing to immediate elections (in contrast to caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's approach), the army seemed to offer the government whole-hearted support.
Children's Day learning going nowhere fast
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/01/2014
» This is not good news for many children.