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Coup! (updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of Thailand under military rule. Today, the coup-makers start to win some powerful friends as they start a multi-billion baht payback to farmers. Meanwhile, detentions, releases and protests continue.
"All-out final battle" (updated Wednesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of the the PDRC's "all-out final battle". The Senate is struggling to help find a solution to the political crisis, with one protest group demanding it appoint a new PM and another insisting that it doesn't.
July 20 poll considered
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/04/2014
» Pheu Thai wants a fresh election by July 20, but the EC suggests it may need to be later after yesterday meeting with political parties which was briefly disrupted by anti-government protesters.
Luang Pu explains his rice mill project
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/03/2014
» Luang Pu Buddha Issara, Chaeng Wattana protest leader, says his small rice mill at the site is a demonstration project aimed at helping farmers become independent of middlemen. (The video is quite good, especially for those who haven't heard the monk speak.)
5 killed as violence stalls police operation to retake 5 rally sites
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/02/2014
» Five were killed, 1 police oifficer and 4 civilians, as a large police force in support of negotiations to reclaim 5 Bangkok rally sites occupied by anti-government protesters was forced to halt operations because of serious violence at Phan Fah. (updated Wednesday)
Crackdown, Days 2 & 3
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/02/2014
» Sunday negotiations with Luang Pu Buddha Issara did take place but the monk is not ready to move his group anywhere, he said. Meanwhile the CMPO director has made more crackdown threats.
Crackdown Day
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/02/2014
» It's Valentine's Day, Macha Buccha day and it is also "police crackdown day" as police have begun reclaiming some areas now occupied by protesters.
2 rally sites closing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/02/2014
» Protesters at the Lat Phrao and Victory Monument rally sites have begun dismantling the stages and have started gathering their belongings. Next comes the long march to Lumpini where they will join the rally site there.
Troubled poll ends smoothly (updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/02/2014
» The February 2 general election was free of major violence, but many polling stations could not open and turnout was low at those that could. Now legal challenges have put the poll in doubt. (Includes yesterday's live coverage)
(Updated) Feb 2 election will not be postponed. Shooting incident outside meeting venue
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/01/2014
» The February 2 general election will go ahead, a meeting between the PM and EC has just decided. Earlier a there was a shooting incident outside the meeting venue as protesters gathered there.