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Loy Krathong starts with villager's protest
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/11/2017
» An elderly woman frustrated over the years inaction by local authorities floated a krathong on the stagnant water covering a local road in Mae Rim district on Friday.
Learning Thai with Post Today (Archive)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2014
» Here are all the columns we have done since we began in late August 2012.
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)
Day of violence leaves at least one dead, many injured
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/12/2013
» This morning the number of injured has been revised upwards by the Erawan Centre to more than 150. The death toll has also been revised upwards to two.
Police get tough as EC ballot draw completed (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/12/2013
» Police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and high pressure water cannon against protesters who unsuccessfully tried to prevent the drawing of ballot numbers this morning at the Thai-Japanese sports stadium. The day of violence ended with at least one dead and 96injured.
What happened?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/12/2013
» How did the conflict shift abruptly from tear gas, rubber bullets and other projectiles to hugs and rose-giving? Some of the answers are starting to emerge.
It's over! Crunch time: Day two (BIG) surprises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/12/2013
» With the government removing all barriers and barbed wire, rally leaders are declaring victory? But Ms Yingluck is still prime minister, so who really won? For now, many people would rather celebrate or just breathe a sigh of relief.
Crunch time: Day one
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2013
» Rally leader Suthep Thuagsuban has given the PM two days to leave office, but it is not clear the protesters have the numbers to throw her government out. We'll be watching throughout the day.
Out of control
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/09/2013
» The government is considering the use of special emergency laws to control increasingly violent rubber farmer protesters in the South. About 70 police officers were injured in clashes yesterday and about 10 police vehicles were set on fire.
Learn Thai: Thai mob (ม็อบ), English rally
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2013
» One word you will rarely, if ever, see in the Bangkok Post’s coverage of the rubber price controversy is “mob”. People who gather for a protest are not a mob in the English sense, unless they become violent and out of control.