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People of the Year: Muan Maha Prachachon, 2013 Thai Uprising
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/12/2013
» Discontent, it is said, is the first necessity of progress.It's discontent that lies at the hearts of the hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to Bangkok streets since last month to protest against the amnesty law that sought to absolve all crimes and corruption cases from 2006 onwards without any clear justifiable reasons.
Media, protesters at odds
Online Reporters, Published on 23/12/2013
» Media representatives held talks with protest leaders on Monday after security guards employed by the anti-government movement obstructed reporters on the first day of party-list MP registration.
Protesters march to Silom
Online Reporters, Published on 20/12/2013
» Anti-government protesters led by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee started marching from Ratchadamnoen Avenue to Silom on Friday morning to distribute copies of the PDRC's statement to the public.
'War weapon' policeman ruling upheld
Online Reporters, Published on 19/12/2013
» The Appeals Court on Thursday upheld a 10-year prison term for a former policeman arrested with a large number of M79 grenades and fuses during a United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) rally in 2010.
House dissolution affects stimulus measures
Online Reporters, Published on 11/12/2013
» The dissolution of the House of Representatives will inevitably delay planned measures to stimulate the economy, finance permanent secretary Rangsan Sriworasart said on Wednesday.
PM dissolves House, but protest continues
Online Reporters, Published on 09/12/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Monday after a huge turnout of anti-government protesters determined to end to the "Thaksin regime" - but the protest continued.
Boy band B1A4 cancels fan meeting
Online Reporters, Published on 07/12/2013
» B1A4, one of South Korea's hottest boy bands, have cancelled their upcoming fan meeting in Thailand's capital on Dec 15 due to the ongoing anti-government protests.
Protesters proclaim victory, PM silent
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2013
» Anti-government leaders on Tuesday declared victory after protesters were allowed access to the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) headquarters and Government House grounds after police dismantled barbed wire and concrete barriers.
Protests hit meetings, exhibition sector
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2013
» Thailand stands to lose international trade and exhibition event bookings for the next year or two as organisers look elsewhere, deterred by images of demonstrators rallying across the capital, according to the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (Tica).
Banker urges politicians to 'grow up'
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2013
» The chief executive officer of Kasikornbank has urged politicians on both sides of the political divide to stop acting like children and put the interests of the nation first by ending the protests.