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Protesters rally at Asok junction
News, Published on 07/09/2021
» Anti-government protesters returned to Asok intersection on Monday to ramp up the pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, urging sympathetic motorists to honk their honks while driving past the protest site.
Protesters rally at Pathumwan intersection
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/10/2020
» A large crowd was building at the Pathumwan intersection in central Bangkok on Friday evening as anti-government protesters rallied for a third consecutive day.
Twenty protesters arrested, planned Thursday rally banned
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/10/2020
» Police said 20 demonstrators, including three rally leaders, were arrested in Bangkok early on Thursday as the protest outside Government House was dispersed.
Thais 'yet to recover' from bloodshed, says Abhisit
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/05/2020
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he always feels a deep sadness whenever the May 19 anniversary of the 2010 protest crackdown rolls around, as it marks the culmination of one of the darkest chapters in the country's political history; a chapter that fuels bitter divisions in society to this day.
Project Singapore gathers pace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/04/2017
» Bangkok is a semi-province under the central regime, "governed" (literally) by a police general, Aswin Kwanmuang. He was working at City Hall when the general prime minister tapped him on the shoulder last October and dubbed him Baron of Bangkok, lord of all that the military regime doesn't want to bother with.
The shape-shifting form of protests
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/10/2015
» The streets remained empty and all was quiet when thousands of people gathered last Wednesday night to protest against the government's Single Gateway proposal. Protesters weren't, however, down at major landmarks like Asoke or Ratchaprasong intersections, but simply in front of their computer screens. By merely punching the refresh button, these protesters let their resentment known to the authorities by crashing at least six government sites, including the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
End of a momentous year
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/12/2014
» This year has flown by in the blink of an eye. It has been a rocky year, with prominent news stories taking over the front pages almost constantly.
UDD insincere in its denial of 'Men in Black'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2014
» It came as no surprise that core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and some former Pheu Thai MPs have broken their self-imposed silence to deny the existence of the "Men in Black" and question the arrest of the five suspects paraded before the media.
What does Capo do, except spend money?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/05/2014
» Their names are not familiar. Most people do not remember Lilaiwan Promchai and Nattaya Rotsungnoen.
Suthep calls two-day rally for Friday
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 11/02/2014
» Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has set Friday as the date to kick-off another major attempt to unseat caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.